What Is Inside THIS Box? (Monkey & Cake)
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
From the author of The Day the Crayons Quit comes a groundbreaking new series, introducing best friends Monkey and Cake as they grapple with life's biggest questions.Meet Monkey and Cake.They are silly and they are curious.Sometimes they agree. Sometimes they do not.But they are always best friends. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit and The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, Drew Daywalt, and illustrator Olivier Tallec, comes a fresh new duo Monkey and Cake. In this book, Monkey and Cake cannot agree what's inside Monkey's mysterious box. Is it a kitty? Is it a dinosaur? How will they find out -- and what do you think is inside?With Daywalt's signature quirky style, the relatable humor of Elephant and Piggie, and the wise friendship of Frog and Toad, Monkey and Cake invites readers to laugh along and let their imaginations soar.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Cake an endearing, layered slice sporting frosting, a cheery smile, and a cherry on top and Monkey, wearing a red baseball cap, have a big box inside which, Monkey is confident, there is a cat. Cake looks forward to viewing the animal inside, but Monkey explains that the magical feline "disappears when I open the box." Uncluttered illustrations by Tallec (Who What Where?) keep the focus on the characters as a confused Cake sits atop the box, eyes wide, as Monkey, now in a white lab coat, explains, "When I open the box, there is no cat. But when I close the box again, the cat is back in the box." Readers will enjoy guessing along with Cake whether there really is a cat inside the box. (Or maybe a dinosaur, as Cake suggests.) In this funny, informative start to an early reader series, Daywalt (The Day the Crayons Quit) manages to explain the theory of Schr dinger's Cat in brief. Whether or not kids connect the larger concepts, they'll enjoy the invitations to ponder and imagine: "Just because you can't see something, doesn't mean it's not there!" Publishing simultaneously: This Is My Fort! Ages 4 8.
