FICTION

100 Hungry Monkeys!

by Masayuki SEBE
100 Hungry Monkeys! tr. from Japanese. illus. by Masayuki Sebe. 24p. Kids Can. 2014. Tr $16.95. ISBN 9781771380454.
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PreS-Gr 1—A monkey leader takes his 99 hungry followers to a veritable feast. They quickly gorge themselves and then fall asleep. Meanwhile a big green monster is sneaking up on them. All 100 monkeys, and a few additional companions, escape to safety by way of a rope bridge across a canyon river. The monster falls into the river but is rescued when he reveals that he just wanted to play with them. The group has a fabulous time together until they all fall sleep. Each spread is abundant with visual details, jokes, and cartoon animals in colorful scenes set against a white background. A search-and-find element extends the book's age appeal, making this a fun jungle romp.—Laura Hunter, Mount Laurel Library, NJ
One hundred monkeys in search of yummy munchies encounter a dangerously hungry monster but soon realize he wants to play with--not eat--them. Sebe's latest 100-themed book, an outlet for the illustrative feat of a hundred different monkeys on every spread, is more seek-and-find ("who's eating a mushroom?") than story, but visual details and comical commentary ("oh, no!") will captivate readers.
Reviewed by Laura Hunter , May 01, 2014

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