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More Caps for Sale: Another Tale of Mischievous Monkeys
The charming, never-before-published sequel to Caps for Sale! Those mischievous monkeys are at it again, bringing laughs to a new generation of readers.
Since Esphyr Slobodkina’s Caps for Sale was first published in 1940, millions of children have savored the original tale of the peddler, his caps, and a band of very funny monkeys. Now More Caps for Sale continues the story, picking up right where Caps for Sale left off. This board book edition features thick pages and is just the right size for small hands.
More Caps for Sale is the first posthumous book from Esphyr Slobodkina and is based on story ideas shared with Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer throughout their years as friends and business associates prior to Esphyr's death in 2002. The warmth and humor of the simple text and bright illustrations creates the perfect opportunity for early readers to experience a classic folktale tradition.
Since Esphyr Slobodkina’s Caps for Sale was first published in 1940, millions of children have savored the original tale of the peddler, his caps, and a band of very funny monkeys. Now More Caps for Sale continues the story, picking up right where Caps for Sale left off. This board book edition features thick pages and is just the right size for small hands.
More Caps for Sale is the first posthumous book from Esphyr Slobodkina and is based on story ideas shared with Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer throughout their years as friends and business associates prior to Esphyr's death in 2002. The warmth and humor of the simple text and bright illustrations creates the perfect opportunity for early readers to experience a classic folktale tradition.
32 pages, Board Book
First published October 27, 2015
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April 15, 2019
This book picks up right after the classic ends. The peddler is walking home after having gotten his caps back from the monkeys. Unfortunately, he doesn’t realize that the monkeys are following him home. When he does discover them in his yard, what will he do? And what will happen when he goes into town to sell his caps the next day?
I loved the original as a kid, so I was curious to see what happened in the sequel. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have the charm of the first book. The original was surprising and funny, but here the interactions with the monkeys feel predictable, and the peddler isn’t nearly as clever. Kids may still like it, but this adult wasn’t as enchanted as he’d hoped to be.
Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.
I loved the original as a kid, so I was curious to see what happened in the sequel. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have the charm of the first book. The original was surprising and funny, but here the interactions with the monkeys feel predictable, and the peddler isn’t nearly as clever. Kids may still like it, but this adult wasn’t as enchanted as he’d hoped to be.
Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.
April 17, 2019
it was super funny!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 24, 2015
A sequel to the children's classic Caps for Sale in which the monkeys observe the peddler and mimic his every action. Luckily for the peddler, the monkeys' mimicry helps him sell all his caps.
Nice read aloud with an interesting author's note which details how this book was put together.
PreK-2.
Nice read aloud with an interesting author's note which details how this book was put together.
PreK-2.
June 30, 2017
I didn't even know this sequel existed until the anniversary of the first Caps for Sale brought both Caps and More Caps for Sale to my door. While reading Caps for Sale to my kiddos they were met with much exuberance to More Caps for Sale as well. It is a good little continuance that makes for great discussion and repetition.
November 24, 2015
A charming continuation of one of our favorite stories.
April 26, 2019
Great sequel to the original. My kids loved it!
January 12, 2018
First of all, there are some pretty significant issues with the character.
He never looks behind him and never notices anything that isn't directly in front of him. The monkeys follow him all the way through town and he doesn't once turn his head to look behind. Have the years walking and peddling caps caused permanent damage to the muscles of his neck? This is very concerning.
Second. He was very happy he sold all of this hats - indicating that this is an exceptional feat. This is understandable as he is a merchant and dependent upon those incomes to survive. However. He lives in what is - at least - a three room house with a spacious bedroom, living room, and pacing room (apparently). His kitchen isn't pictured but we can assume it is there - we're up to four rooms. No bathroom is pictured, so let's assume he has one and we are now at five rooms. All the rooms are decently furnished and he appears to have a park bench out front of his house (though it looks like it may have been stolen from a city park). He is also decently dressed and wearing clean garb.
The problem with this is that he sold 16 caps for $0.50 each. He made $8.00 before material, manufacturing, and overhead costs. But let's just pretend that he made 100% profit for a second. He made $8.00. A day. With the risk of presentism excepted and some considerations for historical adjustments ($1 in 1940 is worth $17.62 today) the man made the equivalent of $140.96 in today's money. If he works every single day and sells all 8 hats (remember, though, that he didn't sell any caps yesterday because of the monkeys) he is making around $50,000.
It would be hard to assume that he has health insurance, or vision, or dental. He lives on the outskirts of town, so we can assume he has to pay for utilities and sanitation services - somebody has to pick up that trash barrel by the door. And he only ate once in the day of the book - and it looked like just soup. And 100% profit is not possible. He would be doing well with profits around 40% - and that before insurance, vision, dental, and all the rest.
Bottom line, I worry for his financial security. He seems to be in a rather untenable position and should probably consider killing and eating the monkeys to alleviate some food insecurity issues.
He never looks behind him and never notices anything that isn't directly in front of him. The monkeys follow him all the way through town and he doesn't once turn his head to look behind. Have the years walking and peddling caps caused permanent damage to the muscles of his neck? This is very concerning.
Second. He was very happy he sold all of this hats - indicating that this is an exceptional feat. This is understandable as he is a merchant and dependent upon those incomes to survive. However. He lives in what is - at least - a three room house with a spacious bedroom, living room, and pacing room (apparently). His kitchen isn't pictured but we can assume it is there - we're up to four rooms. No bathroom is pictured, so let's assume he has one and we are now at five rooms. All the rooms are decently furnished and he appears to have a park bench out front of his house (though it looks like it may have been stolen from a city park). He is also decently dressed and wearing clean garb.
The problem with this is that he sold 16 caps for $0.50 each. He made $8.00 before material, manufacturing, and overhead costs. But let's just pretend that he made 100% profit for a second. He made $8.00. A day. With the risk of presentism excepted and some considerations for historical adjustments ($1 in 1940 is worth $17.62 today) the man made the equivalent of $140.96 in today's money. If he works every single day and sells all 8 hats (remember, though, that he didn't sell any caps yesterday because of the monkeys) he is making around $50,000.
It would be hard to assume that he has health insurance, or vision, or dental. He lives on the outskirts of town, so we can assume he has to pay for utilities and sanitation services - somebody has to pick up that trash barrel by the door. And he only ate once in the day of the book - and it looked like just soup. And 100% profit is not possible. He would be doing well with profits around 40% - and that before insurance, vision, dental, and all the rest.
Bottom line, I worry for his financial security. He seems to be in a rather untenable position and should probably consider killing and eating the monkeys to alleviate some food insecurity issues.
May 19, 2018
Alas, the danger of sequels is that they sometimes fall tragically short of the original, causing epic disappointment. Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business was one of the best books of my childhood, but More Caps for Sale is a profound letdown. I should have known better than to risk reading it. While the illustrations retain some of the original charm, the plot is forced, and the story is sadly lacking. Couldn't the peddler have met with another unexpected flock of something? Or another character meet with zany sales trouble like frogs hopping off with all the cobbler's shoes or flamingos with the baker's pans? There are endless missed opportunities for ridiculousness.
The monkeys that appeared out of nowhere, caused some delightful but harmless trouble, and then vanished just as mysteriously in Caps for Sale are back to be milked for all they are worth. Instead of being puzzling and quaint, this random group of primates follow in the peddler’s wake, providing him with an unexpected marketing gimmick. The Eastern European village has been replaced with an industrialized town resembling paintings of 1920 Vienna in its thoroughfare. Rather than in a snug cottage, the peddler lives in an impressively lavish house for a member of his profession.
The monkeys that appeared out of nowhere, caused some delightful but harmless trouble, and then vanished just as mysteriously in Caps for Sale are back to be milked for all they are worth. Instead of being puzzling and quaint, this random group of primates follow in the peddler’s wake, providing him with an unexpected marketing gimmick. The Eastern European village has been replaced with an industrialized town resembling paintings of 1920 Vienna in its thoroughfare. Rather than in a snug cottage, the peddler lives in an impressively lavish house for a member of his profession.
October 27, 2015
First Harper Lee, and now Esphyr Slobodkina? An amazing year for lost books, only...this isn't quite one. The book trumpets the fact that this is a "Never Before Published Sequel to CAPS FOR SALE..." and that along with the lettering on the cover make it seem like it's from the original author. That's not entirely true. Her younger co-author was her friend and assistant for several years, and together they developed an idea which became this book. All of the illustrations are digital scan patchworks from Slobodkina's own work, from the original book and other sources. So, technically all of the artwork is from the original creator.
If this book had to stand alone, would it be a great success? Maybe. It is so much like the original that it has a very old-fashioned feel to it, and there's not much of a story, other than as a continuation of the original. Yes, the monkeys learn from the cap salesman, and there is one example of him maybe learning something from them, but there just isn't as much of a story as the original work.
So, if you liked Caps For Sale and always wanted to know what happened the next day, then this is a good book. If you know children who appreciate that kind of story, they will probably like this one too, but may not love it.
If this book had to stand alone, would it be a great success? Maybe. It is so much like the original that it has a very old-fashioned feel to it, and there's not much of a story, other than as a continuation of the original. Yes, the monkeys learn from the cap salesman, and there is one example of him maybe learning something from them, but there just isn't as much of a story as the original work.
So, if you liked Caps For Sale and always wanted to know what happened the next day, then this is a good book. If you know children who appreciate that kind of story, they will probably like this one too, but may not love it.
June 30, 2017
I spotted this book on the shelves of the library during my volunteer shift last week and thought it was the book I loved when I was a child. Upon closer inspection, this was a sequel published just a few years ago! So I immediately took the book home to read it. The author, Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer, was Esphyr Slobodkina's assistant. It was Esphyr's wish that this story continue, so Anne Marie took up the helm!
The result is a book that fits very well after the original story of a cap salesman whose caps had been stolen by monkeys. In this story, the monkeys follow him around and copy him. At first, it seems mean and mocking but, soon, the reader realizes the monkeys are just playful and now know how to do things like bow thank you politely! What I liked the most was that not only do the monkeys emulate the main character, but some of the things that the monkeys do are things that the cap salesman then does himself. So there's a lovely synchronicity among them all.
The illustrations are similar to the originals as well, giving it a good look and feel. And the characters are definitely all true to themselves. I loved getting a look at this next chapter of the cap salesman's life, having not seen him since my childhood :-)
The result is a book that fits very well after the original story of a cap salesman whose caps had been stolen by monkeys. In this story, the monkeys follow him around and copy him. At first, it seems mean and mocking but, soon, the reader realizes the monkeys are just playful and now know how to do things like bow thank you politely! What I liked the most was that not only do the monkeys emulate the main character, but some of the things that the monkeys do are things that the cap salesman then does himself. So there's a lovely synchronicity among them all.
The illustrations are similar to the originals as well, giving it a good look and feel. And the characters are definitely all true to themselves. I loved getting a look at this next chapter of the cap salesman's life, having not seen him since my childhood :-)
July 13, 2017
Once there was a peddler who sold caps, but this particular peddler carries the caps on top of his head to sell them. On the same day that he originally encountered several mischievous monkeys, he is walking home and thinking about how he was not able to sell any caps that day. He goes home, but soon he realizes that the monkeys that had caused so many problems earlier in the day had followed him home. Instead of causing problems, however, the monkeys mimicking the man’s actions actually help the peddler solve problems like cleaning up his yard and selling his caps.
Published in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Caps for Sale, More Caps for Sale continues the story of the peddler and the mischievous monkeys featured in the original classic picture book. The story used inspiration from the original authors, and the illustrations were scanned, extracted, and manipulated from Slobodkina’s paintings to create the illustrations of the book to match the ones in the first. More Caps for Sale has the same easy-to-read pattern, charming illustrations, and gentle humor that people who love the first book will be able to appreciate in the sequel.
Published in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Caps for Sale, More Caps for Sale continues the story of the peddler and the mischievous monkeys featured in the original classic picture book. The story used inspiration from the original authors, and the illustrations were scanned, extracted, and manipulated from Slobodkina’s paintings to create the illustrations of the book to match the ones in the first. More Caps for Sale has the same easy-to-read pattern, charming illustrations, and gentle humor that people who love the first book will be able to appreciate in the sequel.
February 11, 2016
The mischievous monkeys from Caps for Sale follow the man home after they destroy his day of sales. The man worries about them, but eventually falls asleep and ventures out to try again the next day. The monkeys follow him again, but with very different results.
The note in the back of this book is a must read. It explains how Sayer was Slobodkina's assistant for many years, and that this book arose out of their many conversations about children's books, especially Caps for Sale and was approved by the author before her death. All of the artwork has been digitally copied and rearranged from other pieces of Slobodkina's work into this new book. It is nice to see the monkeys finally reformed and helpful after all these years.
The note in the back of this book is a must read. It explains how Sayer was Slobodkina's assistant for many years, and that this book arose out of their many conversations about children's books, especially Caps for Sale and was approved by the author before her death. All of the artwork has been digitally copied and rearranged from other pieces of Slobodkina's work into this new book. It is nice to see the monkeys finally reformed and helpful after all these years.
December 19, 2015
What a fantastic surprise! Caps for Sale was one of my favorite books as a child, for the story and the illustrations. This book picks up just after the original story ends and continues on with all the same charm and humor. I especially enjoyed reading about the creation of this book in the afterwood, which explains the motivations and process Slobodkina's assistant took to craft the illustrations from original art and fit this tale to the author's personal style and standards. This book lacks some story depth and would be okay on its own, but as an homage to and continuation of the first story, it is beautiful.
July 7, 2016
A peddler sells caps while carrying his caps on his head. Monkeys follow him home and stay in the tree outside his home. When he sees the monkeys eat, he eats; when he sees the monkeys sleep, he sleeps. The monkeys watch the peddler and learn proper conduct from him; he throws away a banana peel, then the monkeys clean up after themselves. This sequel to Caps for Sale incorporates ideas from Caps for Sale as well as an unpublished book Mary and the Poodies. Sayer has done a wonderful job keeping the tone and illustrations faithful to the original.
July 20, 2016
I really like this book, especially as a companion for the original Caps for Sale. I like how copying becomes a positive theme in More Caps for Sale. In the first book, the monkeys copy and frustrate the salesman. In the second book, the man begins to copy the monkeys, and it improves his day. In fact, when the monkeys continue to copy the man, the man's life continues to improve. What a neat relationship!
November 1, 2015
Well, the illustrations are kind of digitally Frankensteined together from a variety of art produced by Slobodkina in her lifetime - a bed from one book, a banana from a painting - and it shows... but the story is perfectly in line with Caps for Sale and Circus Caps for Sale, with a satisfying ending for our beleaguered peddler and those pesky monkeys. Tsz, tsz, tsz!
January 14, 2016
The story picks up the day the peddler couldn’t sell his hats because of the mischievous monkeys. The monkeys follow him home and continue to copy him as he eats dinner and goes to sleep. The next day the peddler takes his caps back to town and because of the cute little monkeys, he is able to sell every one of his caps.
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January 12, 2016
This time, the monkeys HELP the peddler as he tries to sell his caps through their delightful mimicry. Children will delight in following their antics since the peddler is completely unaware of what's going on as he goes about selling his caps. Check out the note in the back to examine how this book was put together. Highly recommended.
June 17, 2016
I had to rate this higher after reading the author's note. Since I used More Caps for Sale as kindergarten drama for 30 years it's nice to read about the tie to "Mary and the Poodies" Slobodkina's unpublished book where "Mary inadvertently learns good behavior by mimicking her imaginary friends, much the way the monkeys do in this.
December 14, 2016
Not pure Slobodkina, but the language,phrasing and plot do ring true to the original. I can believe that she would not have been unhappy, with Sayer's extension of the story, and that unlike Harper Lee, she would have given permission for this book. It does not hurt the original and hopefully might even bring some new readers for that timeless story.
March 26, 2018
Another tale of the monkeys like CAPS FOR SALE. Only the tables are turned. Now the peddler is mimicking the monkeys at the end of a hard day of work. The next day, the monkeys follow him about as he cries, "Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap." The antics of the monkeys make people want to buy caps. (And the peddler saves the checkered cap for himself, just like in the circus book.)
November 15, 2015
I read and reread Caps for Sale many times as a child, so I was so excited to see that there was a sequel! Still a fairly simple story, but I loved seeing the monkeys helped the peddler (even if he doesn't know!) I think that's something people will relate to. (On top of the cute and fun story!)
January 10, 2016
A wonderful surprise follow-up to a classic! I was delighted to discover it on the "new arrivals" shelf at the library. The illustrations are just like the original and the story is sweet. The man, his fifty cent caps, and the silly monkeys are treasures.
January 18, 2016
Can't believe I missed this back in October! Love those monkeys!
Be sure to read the "About the Authors" info at the end...it was really interesting to learn how this book came about after Slobodkina's death.
Be sure to read the "About the Authors" info at the end...it was really interesting to learn how this book came about after Slobodkina's death.
February 14, 2016
CAPS FOR SALE is one of my favorite stories ~ it's the first story I learned to tell! I learned it & told it for a language arts class during my undergraduate courses. It's such a fun one! This sequel does not disappoint. Very interesting author's note.
March 7, 2016
This is a sequel of the beloved classic to celebrate its 75th anniversary. It shows what happened after the peddler gathers his caps and goes home. Unfortunately, it doesn't stand alone. If this book were written first, it would not still be around 75 years from now.
February 9, 2018
Caps For Sale is a very good book. It is a funny book where the monkeys do whatever the peddler does. The peddler thinks the monkeys are causing trouble, but they really help him. The pictures are wonderful. I think ages 3-7 would like this book.
April 9, 2019
Read this with a group of rowdy 2-7 year olds and they were surprisingly transfixed with the story. Such a fun follow-up to a classic. Four stars because sequels are never quite up to the original, of course.
November 17, 2015
a wonderful thing
December 7, 2015
A really endearing and sweet sequel to the original and now classic Caps for Sale.
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