Caps for Sale : A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

Slobodkina, Esphyr

ISBN 10: 0064433137 / ISBN 13: 9780064433136

Published by HarperCollins, 1996

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Unread book in perfect condition.

Seller Inventory # 496209

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Caps for Sale : A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0064433137
• ISBN 13: 9780064433136
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Slobodkina, Esphyr
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Caps for Sale is a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever published! This picture book is an excellent choice to share at home or in the classroom, as children love chanting along with the naughty monkeys. The oversize big book edition is perfect for sharing for circle time.

Children will delight in following the peddler’s efforts to outwit the monkeys and will ask to read it again and again. Caps for Sale is an excellent easy-to-read book that includes repetition, patterns, and colors, perfect for early readers.

This tale of a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity and also teaches children about problem and resolution.

A classic picture book that never fails to get preschoolers chanting along and giggling.

What makes this simple story a multi-generational favorite?

• Call and Response Fun: Children will giggle with delight as they chant "Tsz, tsz, tsz!" and mimic the peddler right along with the naughty monkeys.
• Learning Colors and Counting: A simple, effective way to introduce basic colors—gray, brown, blue, and red—and counting with the peddler’s stack of caps.
• Creative Problem Solving: Follow along as the peddler gets more and more frustrated, only to discover a surprising and hilarious solution by accident!
• A Big Book for Little Readers: The oversized format makes this classroom favorite perfect for read-aloud story time, ensuring every child can see the charming illustrations.

About the Author

Esphyr Slobodkina (1908–2002), internationally renowned artist and author of the children's classic Caps for Sale, was among the first female American artists to explore abstraction and the first to use collage in American storybooks. She studied art in Russia and China before immigrating to the United States in 1928. She was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists group, and her work is represented in prominent museum collections across the country.

In addition to Caps for Sale Slobodkina also wrote and/or illustrated over 24 children’s books. Over the decades she also completed hundreds of paintings and assemblage works that can be found in major museums in the United States.

Before her death in late 2002 Slobodkina left copious notes and illustrations for additional stories. Slobodkina encouraged her assistant and protégé Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer to carry on her storybook work after Slobodkina’s death. Many of Slobodkina’s story ideas and characters (including Slobodkina herself) are incorporated into the continuing Caps for Sale book series.