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One Monkey Too Many
Play is the order of the day for a group of vacationing monkeys determined not to let any silly rules get in their way. But when one monkey too many joins the crowd, everyone's in for some hilarious surprises.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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Jackie French Koller
50 books26 followersJackie French Koller (born 1948) is an American author of picture books, chapter books, and novels for children and young adults. She lives and writes in western Massachusetts.
Koller is also an accomplished painter. Her interest in art inspired her to open The Little Black Dog Gallery in Westfield, Massachusetts.
Koller's young-adult novel If I Had One Wish was adapted into a Disney Channel Original Movie under the title You Wish!.
Koller is also an accomplished painter. Her interest in art inspired her to open The Little Black Dog Gallery in Westfield, Massachusetts.
Koller's young-adult novel If I Had One Wish was adapted into a Disney Channel Original Movie under the title You Wish!.
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February 8, 2013
Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. Although I don't think this is a great book, it's definitely quite good. It has some silly situations portrayed in the illustrations that the kids picked up on and laughed at. It had a nice, not-so-overt, counting sequence as well. I'd use it again.
July 22, 2021
Rather an abrupt ending, but otherwise a fun book that is similar in concept to Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.
February 27, 2019
Genre: Picture Book- Counting Book
Awards: None
Audience: Ages 4-7 years old.
A. One Monkey Too Many is a counting book because one monkey gets added to each scenario as the book progresses. The book starts with one monkey and by the end of the book there is seven monkeys. In each scenario, one more monkey than is supposed to joins in on the activity, which causes problems. This causes kids to count the monkeys and interact with the addition and potential subtraction of monkeys.
B. The illustrator, Lynn Munsinger, uses a texture within the fur of all of the animals in the story that makes the story seem all the more realistic. It appears as if this fur texture is done in ink, while the rest of the illustration is done in colored pencil and watercolor. This fine-lined ink makes the fur lines coming out of the monkeys and other animals look realistic, detailed, and as if you could feel something when you touch it. This three-dimensional touch to the illustrations make the story all the more enjoyable.
C. This story could be used to teach the concept of addition to young children. After the concept of addition had been taught by the teacher, this book would be great to use as a whole group read-aloud to provide a fun way for extra practice. Reading this book as a class would allow for discussion and thinking aloud about addition.
D. How many monkeys rode in the golf cart and how many monkeys were supposed to ride in the golf cart? 3 monkeys rode in the golf cart but only 2 monkeys were supposed to.
Awards: None
Audience: Ages 4-7 years old.
A. One Monkey Too Many is a counting book because one monkey gets added to each scenario as the book progresses. The book starts with one monkey and by the end of the book there is seven monkeys. In each scenario, one more monkey than is supposed to joins in on the activity, which causes problems. This causes kids to count the monkeys and interact with the addition and potential subtraction of monkeys.
B. The illustrator, Lynn Munsinger, uses a texture within the fur of all of the animals in the story that makes the story seem all the more realistic. It appears as if this fur texture is done in ink, while the rest of the illustration is done in colored pencil and watercolor. This fine-lined ink makes the fur lines coming out of the monkeys and other animals look realistic, detailed, and as if you could feel something when you touch it. This three-dimensional touch to the illustrations make the story all the more enjoyable.
C. This story could be used to teach the concept of addition to young children. After the concept of addition had been taught by the teacher, this book would be great to use as a whole group read-aloud to provide a fun way for extra practice. Reading this book as a class would allow for discussion and thinking aloud about addition.
D. How many monkeys rode in the golf cart and how many monkeys were supposed to ride in the golf cart? 3 monkeys rode in the golf cart but only 2 monkeys were supposed to.
February 20, 2019
Simply delightful. Children love how the author put herself right into the story at the end.
December 11, 2020
I love the pictures in this book!
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June 17, 2022Secretly I think I liked this book not because of the counting aspect of it but because I often feel like I have one monkey too many running around me at all times. Cute illustrations.
August 31, 2015
"One Monkey Too Many" by Jackie French Koller is a great book for younger readers because of the way the author rhymes each section of the book to make it fun to read. The book is about monkeys basically "monkeying around" and it gives a bunch of different scenarios where the monkeys didn't listen and it ended up getting them hurt. This is a great lesson for kids because it teaches that even though listening to adults isn't always fun most of the time they are right. It shows the rebellious side kids can have and how it is not good to not listened to someone with more experience in whatever that scenario is and that is really displayed in this book. Also, the book uses numbers a lot that can help kids with counting if they are really young. For Example: when the bike owner said this bike is for one the monkeys didn't listen and rode two on the bike. Overall this is great book for young readers
April 4, 2012
A bunch of monkeying around should be enjoyable for children. Plus, it has a bit of a counting aspect to it. Rhyme to keep the text moving. I like the ending, too.
8/3/10 & 8/5/10 Not too bad. Asking how many monkeys worked, because the story distracted them enough that they couldn't remember and sometimes we had to actually count the monkeys on the page. I saw some smiles, so I think they liked the silly antics.
4/4/12 I believe the spring break group enjoyed this. They weren't very responsive, but they weren't wondering off in attention from boredom. And they were very good in keeping up with how many monkeys there were.
8/3/10 & 8/5/10 Not too bad. Asking how many monkeys worked, because the story distracted them enough that they couldn't remember and sometimes we had to actually count the monkeys on the page. I saw some smiles, so I think they liked the silly antics.
4/4/12 I believe the spring break group enjoyed this. They weren't very responsive, but they weren't wondering off in attention from boredom. And they were very good in keeping up with how many monkeys there were.
September 8, 2010
This is a great rhyming story about some fun loving monkeys. The story is so compelling, you barely notice it is in rhyme. A perfect example of how to write a rhyming story. Great illustrations show one monkey on a bike at the beginning and it escalates to all sorts of shenanigans by the end. I love the twist at the end too.
Matthew definitely enjoyed it. I think the full use of the pages realy brought the story alive. The monkeys took over the story.
Matthew definitely enjoyed it. I think the full use of the pages realy brought the story alive. The monkeys took over the story.
September 17, 2013
Read by: Aaron
Author: Jackie French Koller Illustrator: Lynn Munsinger
Genre: Fantasy
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.7
This richly illustrated book is an excellent choice for teaching the importance of following rules, as in each example "one monkey too many" creates chaos. Each section begins with a number, such as "One," "Two" and such, and it incorporates rhymes, so it would be a good choice for beginning readers and those children at the outset of learning literacy.
Author: Jackie French Koller Illustrator: Lynn Munsinger
Genre: Fantasy
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.7
This richly illustrated book is an excellent choice for teaching the importance of following rules, as in each example "one monkey too many" creates chaos. Each section begins with a number, such as "One," "Two" and such, and it incorporates rhymes, so it would be a good choice for beginning readers and those children at the outset of learning literacy.
January 31, 2010
One Monkey Too Many is the madcap adventuresof the monkeys who want to add "just one more" to each and every activity. All sorts of trouble and shenanigans erupt causing all sorts of monkey mischief and mayhem. The illustrations by Lynn Munsinger are delightful, colorful, and full of action-packed fun!
Used for "A Little Monkey Business" storytime-January, 2010.
Used for "A Little Monkey Business" storytime-January, 2010.
November 7, 2010
True that children love the antics of monkeys...and this book does not disappoint a preschool audience for that reason. Includes numbers but not a strict concept counting book. The ending sent my audience into hysterics.
December 4, 2011
What is it about monkey books that kids just love?! I shared this with my first graders and they were laughing hysterically as the monkeys tried adding "one more" to many of the scenarios and nothing good ever came of that!
July 14, 2014
This book was very interesting. It provides a stimulating way for students to learn how to count to ten. It would keep them engaged and enthusiastic about the learning process of counting. I would let parents know that this book can encourage students to count to ten in a creative way.
July 28, 2015
This book was very cute with clever rhyming. I only wish there was a smoother transition in the story line. The monkeys jump from one activity to another with no rhyme or reason for how they got there. Over all my daughter loved the book though.
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March 2, 2008
We read this at the doctor's office today...unfortunately the copy there was missing a couple of pages. This is a cute counting book, especially if your little one likes monkeys.
September 24, 2008
Toby and Oliver have been enjoyying this library find this week. :)
September 10, 2016
Fun, lively pictures add to the fun of the text in this lovely book.
April 8, 2014
This cumulative tale incorporates counting, monkeys, rhyming text, and modes of transportation.
October 9, 2014
This book was good for counting and adding and has a little imagination to it as well.
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November 13, 2013
This was a fun & silly book about Monkey's that outsmart some crocodiles.
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