Who Is Coming?

by Patricia C. McKissack

A little African monkey runs away from all the dangerous animals except one

Genres: Picture Books

Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Patricia C. McKissack was the Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of The Dark-Thirty and Porch Lies an ALA Notable Book. She collaborated with Jerry Pinkney on Goin' Someplace Special (Coretta Scott King Award winner) and Mirandy and Brother Wind (Coretta Scott King Award winner and Caldecott Honor Book).

Reviews

[babyhippoface · Rating 3 out of 5]

Books for the earliest readers often lack an interesting storyline or humor due to the limited vocabulary necessary. Who Is Coming? is a simple reader but has a funny ending, making it better than your average "see Spot run" type of reader.

[Ashley Nichols · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a really long joke. This monkey has a bad day and for a minute it’s kind of uncomfortable. The end is super lol.

[Josiah · Rating 1 out of 5]

For a book of its size, and one designed to teach reading through use of repetition, Who Is Coming? is an unusually sophisticated, smart book. You really can't go wrong with a Patricia C. McKissack story, no matter what its size or scope.

In this book, a little monkey flees from constant harrowing danger in the jungles of Africa, until there is one dangerous beast that doesn't cause him to run.

I would definitely recommend this book as the gold standard for early readers, and I'd give it one and a half stars.

[Melissa Demel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who Is Coming? is an adorable Rookei Reader book for early beginning readers. With only two sentences per page with only a few words each, it is very easy for young children to read along. This book teaches reading through simple, short text and repetition.
The adorable African monkey is running from (almost!) every big and scary African predator there is, and by using simple adjectives like up, down, sideways, in, out, etc, children learn important directional words. With a comical plot twist in the end, this book is sure to bring a smile to not only a child, but your face as well!

[Alissa Faust · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty clever ending. We are working on the easy to memorize books with Ava right now to get her started with reading. This is one of her favorites.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who Is Coming?
McKissack, Patricia C.
a short story
good early reader