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These monkeys are on the move! A playful, rhyming picture book from an award-winning team. Two little monkeys playing near a tree, One named Cheeky, and one named Chee. Look out, Cheeky! Look out, Chee! Someone's prowling--who could it be? Can two clever monkeys outwit a hungry creature who's on the prowl for a tasty lunch? And just who is this hungry prowler? From bestselling picture book giants Mem Fox and Jill Barton, here is a sweet, surprise-filled story that's sure to have little ones everywhere leaping with delight!

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This playful picture book told in rhyme invites youngsters to explore language through repetition and active sight clues . The crisp, succinct text is carefully crafted with a few lines on each page, making it perfect for young audiences with short attention spans. The fresh watercolors predominantly done in light blues, greens, oranges, and browns provide the feel of the savanna on a hot day. The facial expressions on the monkeys radiate happiness through their eyes and mouths, or fear as they hold each other close in the treetop camouflaged from the scary jaguar. Tailor-made for one-on-one reading and group sharing. School Library Journal, June 2012

Aping the format of the classic nursery rhyme Two Little Dickie Birds, Fox's variation features two small monkeys playing near a tree, / one named Cheeky, / one named Chee.. .. The repetition, lively meter, and ample drama in Fox's (Let's Count Goats! ) verse will easily keep young readers' attention at storytime. Barton's (The Ring Went Zing! ) grey long-limbed monkeys have a decidedly toddlerlike resemblance, their faces readily transmitting their glee and fear at various points in the story...readers will still have a good sense of what's at stake in this bit of animal-kingdom drama. <p><p> -- Publishers Weekly , March 12, 2012

This playful picture book told in rhyme invites youngsters to explore language through repetition and active sight clues.... The crisp, succinct text is carefully crafted with a few lines on each page, making it perfect for young audiences with short attention spans. The fresh watercolors predominantly done in light blues, greens, oranges, and browns provide the feel of the savanna on a hot day. The facial expressions on the monkeys radiate happiness through their eyes and mouths, or fear as they hold each other close in the treetop camouflaged from the scary jaguar. Tailor-made for one-on-one reading and group sharing. <p><p> -- School Library Journal, June 2012

This playful picture book told in rhyme invites youngsters to explore language through repetition and active sight clues.... The crisp, succinct text is carefully crafted with a few lines on each page, making it perfect for young audiences with short attention spans. The fresh watercolors predominantly done in light blues, greens, oranges, and browns provide the feel of the savanna on a hot day. The facial expressions on the monkeys radiate happiness through their eyes and mouths, or fear as they hold each other close in the treetop camouflaged from the scary jaguar. Tailor-made for one-on-one reading and group sharing. --School Library Journal, June 2012

In this lilting rhyming story, playful monkeys Cheeky and Chee hear something prowling in the tall grass and eventually decide to take cover in the big old tree nearby.... The meter of the short lines is catchy, and the simian antics will appeal to youngsters... touches of humor, such as a monkey covering his own eyes to hide from the leopard, add cuddly charm. Listeners may appreciate the playful mood of these two little monkeys, and they'll certainly celebrate a safe escape and a tasty snack.

In this lilting rhyming story, playful monkeys Cheeky and Chee hear something prowling in the tall grass and eventually decide to take cover in the big old tree nearby.... The meter of the short lines is catchy, and the simian antics will appeal to youngsters... touches of humor, such as a monkey covering his own eyes to hide from the leopard, add cuddly charm. Listeners may appreciate the playful mood of these two little monkeys, and they'll certainly celebrate a safe escape and a tasty snack. <p>-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books , September 2012

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Mem Fox is an educator and international literacy expert, and her many acclaimed picture books for young children include Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug!; Hello Baby!; Baby Bedtime; I'm an Immigrant Too; the bestselling modern classics Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Time for Bed; and, for adults, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. She lives in Adelaide, Australia. Visit her at MemFox.com. Jill Barton is the illustrator of many books, including Grape Zoo, The Pig in the Pond (which was highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award), In the Rain with Baby Duck (which won the Boston Globe Horn Book Award) and Rattletrap Car (which was highly commended for the 2002 Sheffield Children's Book Award.) Jill is now a grandmother and lives in Devon.

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