This is an unusually well-designed rhythmic book with a simple theme of monkeys using fingers and hands to produce rhythm on drums. It begins with one monkey, then quickly expands to a sea of monkeys, all drumming their drums. As the complexity of pictures increase, the mood and energy of the text picks up, with lots of vocable sound effects which augment the text with fun and humor.

This is an easy reader, although the story appeals best to a preschool audience. It would be a good choice as reading practice for a child who has enjoyed the book before learning to read. It comes in paperback, hardback or an abridged board book version.