Cuddle Monkey
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
A little monkey looks for the perfect cuddle while his parents are busy with his new baby brother in this insanely adorable picture book about learning to be an older sibling.
Lewis loves to cuddle. But ever since his baby brother Owen was born, cuddle time with his mom and dad has been in short supply. Lewis, however, remains undaunted! He wants his cuddles! So:
He cuddles his favorite book.
He cuddles his stuffed animals, Hedwig, Lamby, and Monster Dude.
He even cuddles a puddle, just because it rhymes!
But cuddling the bus driver turns out to be a little dangerous. Cuddling at dinner is too messy. And cuddling Owen is wiggly and squiggly. Then Lewis finds that a cuddle doesn’t have to be perfect for it to be just the cuddle you need.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lewis, a young monkey, can't get enough cuddles. In grainy mixed-media artwork, newcomer Otis draws Lewis as a toylike simian with a swooping tale, a curlicue on his head, and long arms just right for big hugs. Lewis stays flexible as his harassed parents care for the house and deal with a younger sibling: "So, Lewis snuggled all his stuffed animals," but they don't snuggle back. Lewis has to wait through school, a non-cuddle-friendly space ("cuddling the school bus driver was too dangerous"), and through dinner, too, until bedtime brings the monkey what he needs. The realistic portrayal of frustrated waiting ("This time, Lewis waited six whole minutes") becomes all too vivid for the reader as Lewis is briefly denied the affection he craves. Hellman (Something Smells!) writes with energy and humor ("Owen was wiggly and squiggly and definitely not a good cuddler"), delivering the message that being in a family means sometimes having to wait for what you want but not forever. Ages 4 8.
