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Monkey Puzzle Board book – 28 March 2017

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"I've lost my mum!"

It's not too much fun being lost in the jungle, and little monkey wants his mummy. A kindly butterfly is keen to help, but they don't seem to be having much luck as the well-meaning butterfly misunderstands monkey's descriptions and leads him to all sorts of unsuitable animals! But eventually, they find... Dad! It's just as well that he knows exactly where mum is, and she's waiting with a well-deserved cuddle.

Monkey Puzzle is a clever, funny and charming tale from the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have for even the smallest Donaldson and Scheffler fans!

Also available in board book format and with striking redesigned covers are:
The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, The Smartest Giant in Town, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, and A Squash and a Squeeze.

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28 March 2017
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This wonderful picture book with brilliant rhyming text coupled with stunning illustrations will have you and your toddler laughing and laughing and laughing time and time again as you read and reread it because your child wants you to reread it again. ― Julia Eccleshare

A wonderful story which is so pertinent to young children ― Mumsnet

As ever, Julia Donaldson delivers a pacy story which is entertaining and informative with a great twist at the end. ― Toppsta

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Poor little monkey! He's lost his mum. Luckily butterfly is nearby to help him find her... Now in this classic board book format with a fresh cover design!

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Poor little monkey! He's lost his mum. Luckily butterfly is nearby to help him find her... Now in this classic board book format with a fresh cover design!

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Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children's Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over seventy languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children's shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh. Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Christmas Bear and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. He also illustrates the popular Pip and Posy series. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

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Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children's Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over seventy languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children's shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh.

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Christmas Bear and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. He also illustrates the popular Pip and Posy series. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1509830413
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan Children's Books (28 March 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Board book ‏ : ‎ 24 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781509830411
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509830411
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 1.8 x 19.4 cm

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Julia Donaldson is a top selling author of children’s books with over 65 million books sold worldwide. Among her greatest successes are Room on the Broom, The Gruffalo and Stick Man (all illustrated by Axel Scheffler), What the Ladybird Heard (illustrated by Lydia Monks) and The Giant Jumperee (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury). Julia’s books have been translated into over 72 languages.

Julia lives in the UK with her husband Malcolm and divides her time between Sussex in the South and Edinburgh in Scotland. From 2011 to 2013, she was the UK Children’s Laureate. Julia writes fiction, poems, plays and songs, as well as picture books. The TV films of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom have both been nominated for Oscars.

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Important message and great for discussions depending on age and comprehension.

Reviewed in Australia on 17 January 2020

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This story ticks most of the boxes for me.
It is a clever way to introduce a variety of issues to discuss with your child. It can be as basic or as serious as you want it to be. Firstly it’s a great way to start a discussion about what to do if you are ever separated. The butterfly can be a metaphor for explaining to your child the type of person they should seek out for help in that situation.
It is also a great way to discuss difference and how you may have a parent that doesn’t look like you, but they are still their parent. This could be as hardcore as adoption or as simple as explaining how a pet needs a parent.
Parent perspective. The illustrations are fantastic, the story rhymes and is excellent in the flow of wording. The ending is beautiful with a great reuniting of mum and bub.

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Peppermint Patti

Author, Author, Author

Reviewed in Australia on 10 June 2021

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My Grandsons absolutely love all the works of this author and this book does not disappoint 😊😊😊😊 Buying a hardcover version of this book makes long term sense because they survive the constant handling as they are bedtime favourites🐒 🐒🐒🐵🐵🐵

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Wayne Fraser

Great book

Reviewed in Australia on 8 March 2019

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These story’s are fantastic and the kids absolutely love them, the artwork is amazing as well. Loved the hardcover as well holds up to the kids!

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Joanne Lammey

Read over and over.

Reviewed in Australia on 13 July 2019

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Daughters favourite book. She loves the rhyming and storyline about the monkey looking for his mum. One of our favourite Julia Donaldson books.

Reviewed in Australia on 17 June 2020

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Lovely book - ALL children under the age of 5 will LOVE it.

Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2019

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Lovely story. A family favourite!

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Merysc

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Es un libro perfectamente válido para niños a partir de 3 o 4 años. La historia, muy tierna: un monito pierde a su mamá y la va buscando por la selva. Durante la búsqueda se va encontrando animales, que aunque se parecen en alguna característica a su madre no es su mamá monita!
El libro en sí, es entretenido, y se pueden trabajar en inglés varios vocabularios: los animales, las partes del cuerpo, la selva, etc. Lo mejor, enseñar a los peques que tienen que tener cuidado para no perderse ;)
En mi caso, lo compré por unos cuatro euros, en el formato de cartón, que es muy robusto y duradero para niños pequeños. Volvería a comprarlo, las ilustraciones y diálogos, como siempre pasa con Julia Donalson estupendos.
Nota 9 sobre 10
Espero que la opinión sea de utilidad :)

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Just buy when it says Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler together on a book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2015

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I bought this along with 11 other Julia Donaldson Books(All Board Books). I did a lot of research before buying and building my 15 month old daughters first library along with Van Fleet, Eric Carle, Dr Suess etc. At first it was all about pictures then sounds then role play and now its the story in 12-13 months she has grown with these books and loves anything we introduce now. Each book has a 12-14 page story which gives you abundance of opportunity to spend quality time with your little one. Reading is just one of the things you can do with these. They are illustrated so very well with vibrant colours and end to end pictures that you have so much to explore if you introduce reading really young. I have copied some of the illustrations on to a A4 sheet given my daughter to color. Just buy when it says Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler together on a book.

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Mrs. J. Roberts

Very exciting and enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2018

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I always wait until I have read the story to my second language English Austrian primary pupils before I write a review. Some people forget that the stories are for children and NOT for adults who criticise the style, plot, rhyming, pictures, etc. Sometimes it is " the singer not the song" when reading a story for enjoyment.
I thought that two things were very clever in this story. First, the fact that elephant is pointed out again near the end, and that the butterfly has to explain that HIS children do not look like him. There were many bright colourful pictures on each page, which stimulate the children's imagination and knowledge of nature. The descriptions were very clever, and great fun was had by the pupils when guessing which animal would next be shown to the little monkey. Poor old Butterfly tried very hard, but the story had a happy ending. Overall I thought that it was a super story, and just as exciting as "The Gruffalo", " Room On A Broom" and " Superworm ". For the follow up work I would like to be able to buy the " Monkey Puzzle Drawing Book" if there was such as book. I am hopeless at drawing.

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Anuradha Gupta

This is a must-have.

Reviewed in India on 17 July 2020

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Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson was T’s first book by the author. Although I had got it way before she was 2 years, I introduced it only when she turned 2. There were rejections initially, but once the story was translated for her in Hindi (I now read in English) she started enjoying it and asked for it by name multiple times.

Little baby monkey has lost his mum. He can’t find her. A butterfly tries to help him with hilarious results and no success. When will the baby unite with his mum?

WHAT WE LIKED
The mum touch.
Big and clear illustrations.
Rhyming sentences can be read out in a sing-song way along with the usage of lots of hand animation.
A number of animals are introduced in the story along with their specific features. Though a young reader might not understand the difference completely, with repeated readings, they are bound to remember.

WHAT WE DISLIKED the length of the story is a little long for young toddlers and one might struggle to keep their interest even though they like the book.

This is a must-have. Published by Macmillan Children’s Books (Pan Macmillan) Recommended age 2+ years.

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Abi Normal

Surprisingly disappointing message

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2020

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I'm usually a huge fan of Julia Donaldson books, but found this one disappointing and returned it. My main issue with it was the ending where (spoiler alert!) the baby monkey is reunited with his dad and then shown in true happiness only once in his mother's arms. His dad is even pictured sitting apart from the other two and this is not the message that I want to give to my son: that Mum is the only or best one to go to. Shame, because the pictures are cute.

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