Three Little Monkeys
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
A remarkable collaboration – that brings together giants of the picture book world – to create a funny, anarchic and utterly delightful picture book. A classic of the future.
Hilariously read by Olivia Colman.
Hilda Snibbs had three little monkeys. Their names were Tim and Sam and Lulu. They were very lively…
Reviews
Praise for Three Little Monkeys:
“A match made in picture-book heaven” The Times
“The story is a romp and promises lots of laughs” Booktrust
“[A] wonderfully mischievous tale … Sheer delight at every turn of the page” Books for Keeps
“A funny and timeless story” TES
About the author
Quentin Blake taught at the Royal College of Art, where he was Head of the Illustration Department before becoming a full time illustrator. He has collaborated with writers such as Russell Hoban, John Yeoman, and most famously Roald Dahl. He has also illustrated classic books for adults and created much-loved characters of his own such as Mr Magnolia and Mrs Armitage. He also curates exhibitions and is a Patron of the Campaign for Drawing.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hilda Snibbs, a heroine who is a hybrid of Auntie Mame and Margaret Dumont, lives in a palatial Parisian apartment with three monkeys named Tim, Sam, and Lulu (they're identical except for Lulu's hair bow). Hilda dotes on them, but every time she leaves the house, they pick a room and lay waste to it. And each time she returns, their response is the same: "Tim and Sam and Lulu looked at her with their big, round eyes and said nothing." After Hilda discovers the monkeys in the bathroom two are covered in soapsuds, and the third has mummified itself in toilet paper she despairs, "Oh, for a peaceful life without these wicked little monkeys!" Can these naughty monkeys change their ways? Seinfeld's "No hugging, no learning" credo feels apropos to Blake's wrap-up, though he employs it with an unmistakable undercurrent of parental affection. Clark (Plenty of Love to Go Around) makes the most of the book's oversize format in her bright, mixed-media scenes, letting the lanky, unblinking monkeys' destruction sprawl from margin to margin. Ages 4 8.
