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Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree
While their mother takes a nap, five mischievous monkeys discover that it is unwise to tease Mr. Crocodile.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 18th 1991
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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This book is fun, if perhaps a big suggestively violent. But the threat of violence looms large in the best children's stories ever written—Grimm's fairy tales, the English folk tale of Titty and Tatty Mouse, this German nurery rhyme about the barber that cuts off kids' fingers when they can't stop sucking their thumbs... Children respond to hyperbole and drastic outcomes. And so with that in mind, we enjoy teasing Mr. Crocodile for the impending *SNAP!*
But I feel like the Mama mo...more
But I feel like the Mama mo...more
Christelow adds another rhythmic, repetitive troublemaking adventure as the Five Little Monkeys climb into a tree and tease a crocodile, while Mama trustfully naps by the bank. This book, like some others in the series, can be either read aloud or sung, and there's a finger play for this one too (unfortunately hard to do while you hold a book, but oh well). In Christelow's version, instead of having the alligator actually eat the monkeys, they leap into the tree branches, to be revealed in the...more
Five little monkeys sitting in a tree discover, one by one, that it is unwise to tease Mr. Crocodile.
This book has extrodinary in its pictures. The colors of the book is almost like a watercolor paint. The brush strokes on the monkeys show which way their fur moves. Their movements are shown because of the paint stokes in their fur. Their is no title page and I think this is hard because it jumps right into the story and this takes away the importance of the book. The shapes of the m...more
This book has extrodinary in its pictures. The colors of the book is almost like a watercolor paint. The brush strokes on the monkeys show which way their fur moves. Their movements are shown because of the paint stokes in their fur. Their is no title page and I think this is hard because it jumps right into the story and this takes away the importance of the book. The shapes of the m...more
This book clearly aims to teach young children just learning to count their numbers. I think the book does a good job with teaching the counting, but I was slightly disappointed with the moral. I felt that it was embarrassingly straightforward. Maybe for young children this is appropriate, but I still thought it could have had a more intelligent ending. This illustrations were fun and brightly colored. They were definitely in a style that would appeal to young children. My only concern wit...more
Most people know the one about monkeys jumping on the bed (also a book), but this rhyme is about as old. Surprised? Yeah, you're not alone :)
In the original, the monkeys are definitely eaten. In this version, not so much. (Also, this version cuts down some of my favorite lines from the original rhyme.) Because the monkeys aren't eaten, people who are worried about more sensitive children will probably be okay with this book :) Bright illustrations, bouncy classic rhyme, cute story. G...more
In the original, the monkeys are definitely eaten. In this version, not so much. (Also, this version cuts down some of my favorite lines from the original rhyme.) Because the monkeys aren't eaten, people who are worried about more sensitive children will probably be okay with this book :) Bright illustrations, bouncy classic rhyme, cute story. G...more
This book is about monkeys playing in a tree over a river and they are messing with Mr. Crocodile while Mama is sleeping. The story gives a good opportunity to talk about beginning and basic subtraction. Oddly enough I feel obligated to mention that my students love the wording that the author chose to use in this book. They would read the words and laugh and I have no reason why. Particularly with words like Mama.
This book is about five monkeys teasing a crocodile that he can't catch them. In the beginning it seems as if they were eaten and then in the end they were seen in the tree. It has a little humor but I didn't like it too much.
The repetition can be engaging for children but the trick (monkeys appeared to have been eaten) can be kind of scarey for some children.
The repetition can be engaging for children but the trick (monkeys appeared to have been eaten) can be kind of scarey for some children.
Eileen Christelow, Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree (Clarion, 1991)
Amusing, if lightweight, little book that undercuts its message in hopes of becoming a series. (It did, and an exceptionally popular one, at that.) A good one for reading to the kids if you like playing it up; this one would definitely be better sung than simply read. ***
Amusing, if lightweight, little book that undercuts its message in hopes of becoming a series. (It did, and an exceptionally popular one, at that.) A good one for reading to the kids if you like playing it up; this one would definitely be better sung than simply read. ***
Five monkeys climb a tree, tease a crocodile and SNAP! When I first read through it, it seemed like they were getting eaten. (Although I knew this was an impossibility in a children's book.) But then I realized they were hiding in a tree.
Lesson learned: Don't tease a crocodile.
Lesson learned: Don't tease a crocodile.
We actually loved the song from the library storytime so that is why we really like the book. So when we saw the book we had to check it out. I am kind of glad the little monkeys weren't really "snapped out of that tree"
This is an easy read, and mainly entertaining for younger children. It is predictable as well. Five little monkeys fall out of the tree one by one. This could be a problem-solving book for young children as well.
One of Christelow's many variations of monkey stories, this one is another great readaloud. Fear not, weak of heart, the monkeys do not get snapped to their doom but simply go hiding.
Fun counting book with repetition and rhyme that riffs on the Five Little Monkeys song. It's fun to have the kids/parents 'snap' along every time the crocodile jumps out.
This is a re take of the original Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree. This one is very cute because of what the alligator character does.
Great book to use with various themes. It is a all time favorite of students and can be read with ease and everyone can sing along if they like.
I picked this up while out one day. It's a slightly odd adaptation of the 5 little monkeys song where they tease the crocodile.
Good trade book for kindergarden children...lots of activities and lessons that you could do with this book
Part of a series of monkeys by the author so similar cadence and pictures
Cute story about 5 monkeys who learn a very important lesson!
not as magical as 'on the bed'
we love the monkeys!
Counting Week
AR 1.7 -- 0.5
JEAR1-Chr
I used this book for a direct teach in a kindergarten classroom, and it worked great. Using this book for a math lesson really helped the children visualize how when things go away the number gets smaller. I had the children use there hands to show me the original amount of monkeys and then take the amount away as they go into the water. The students would then tell me how many monkeys were left.
I love these series of "Five Little Monkeys" books. They teach practical lessons stressing the practice of good sense. They're fun to read in the chant/sing-song rythm and the humor is fun for young children.
I learned this a finger play first that almost follows the story but I know I often read it wrong. My kids still think the story is fun and like to find the hiding monkeys.
Mommy says: As with Christelow's original Five Little Monkeys book, this one has a great, sing-songy rhythm and is as a fun to read as it is to listen to.
sort of morbid story here....but my daughter instantly knew that those monkeys were hiding in the tree, and not gobbled up by that croc.
Not cool. In the beginning you think the Mr. Crockodile eats a monkey one by one. The other "Five Little Monkey" books are much better.
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