Manners Are Not for Monkeys - Hardcover

Tekavec, Heather

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1771380519 ISBN 13: 9781771380515

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2016

Synopsis

The old zookeeper has no idea how much trouble it will cause when she moves the monkeys into a cage near the picnic and play areas. Now the monkeys can watch the children up close, and they find the children so fascinating that before long, they start behaving just like them! Mother Monkey is not amused. When she sees her little monkeys chewing with their mouths closed, she demands to know what's going on. ?We are using good manners,? they say. ?Manners are not for monkeys,? Mother tells them. But it's no use. In fact, her little monkeys won't do any monkey things anymore --- no more swinging all at once from the branches, screeching or tossing their banana peels on the ground. Is there anything Mother Monkey can do to get them to behave like ?good little monkeys? again?

This funny picture book by Heather Tekavec turns the topic of manners and behavior on its head and offers a clever, non-preachy way to begin discussions with preschoolers and kindergartners about social skills and self-control --- key skills for school readiness. The expressive faces of both the monkeys and the children speak volumes in the lively, detailed illustrations by David Huyck, adding to the fun. This book makes a wonderful choice for a pre-reader storytime.

About this title

About the Author

Heather Tekavec first fell in love with children's literature while working as a preschool teacher. Different? Same! is her eleventh published book and her first nonfiction picture book. Heather lives in Cloverdale, British Columbia.

Raised near Chicago, David grew up half a block from the candy store in one direction, and half a block from the playground in the other. Along with a limitless supply of Legos, cartoons and all genres of books, the resulting high-fructose queasiness is the point source for everything he has made ever since.

From School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2—When an old zookeeper moves the monkey cage beside the picnic area, the curious young monkeys begin to pick up some new habits from the children they see. Impressed, the monkeys use good manners. Mother Monkey is quickly frustrated by her children's displays of etiquette—chewing with their mouths closed, taking turns, and tidying up their messes. She insists that they "try to behave like monkeys!" However, they have become so used to acting appropriately that they can't recall what monkeys should do. When a particularly wild bunch of children visit the zoo and try to remind the well-behaved monkeys how to swing, screech, and scatter garbage, the old zookeeper realizes that she has made a mistake. She moves the unruly children into the cage and releases the polite little monkeys. The comical illustrations are infused with humor and action. Silly expressions and quirky details make this a natural choice for sharing aloud. VERDICT Pair this title with Mo Willems's Time To Say Please for a fun-filled etiquette-themed storytime!—Whitney LeBlanc, KIPP New Orleans Schools

About this edition

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1771380519
• ISBN 13: 9781771380515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Huyck David