Monkey Tricks

by Camilla Ashforth

Horatio and James, the rabbit and teddy bear from Horatio's Bed, return in a brightly illustrated story about the coming of Johnny Conqueror, a mischievious monkey with some puzzling tricks.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1993

Reviews

[Marianne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice illustrations, otherwise, pretty pointless

[Jean Doolittle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don’t get it—the story is weak, more like a granny would tell a grandchild about a child’s own toys than one that relates to any child who didn’t have a jointed bunny named Horacio. The story was not relatable and didn’t have a point. Illustrations were good but I still found my myself asking why—not going to seek out the other books by this author. My loss??

[Amy]

There is a wonderful note in the book for teachers and parents that talks about surrounding the children with forms of reading and writing and there are a few examples in the book. Also, in this book the stuffed animals are talking.