The Monkey King

by Rosie Dickins (Adapter)

Meet Monkey - king of the monkeys and the cleverest, naughtiest animal in China. He won't obey anyone, not even the Emperor of Heaven. But when Monkey steals a crop of magic peaches, he finally goes too far

47 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2007

Reviews

[Beninho · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tells of the Vices of Pride;
With the exception of the last of the 3 stories, the other 2 feel incomplete; good intro to mischevious monkey, Chinese Culture, Buddhism,; Very cute

[Hm]

No comment

[Charlemagne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good summary for ypung readers who wanted to know about Sun Wukong.

[zhanghao · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simplified version of Sun Wukong's havoc in Heaven.

[Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book are vibrant and detailed. I don't think I would read this book in class because it deals with sensitive religious material and features Buddha. Also, I'm not to fond of the ending: the monkey's eternal punishment is being buried alive by Buddha. I'm not sure my children would appreciate a book like this. If I were to read about Buddhism, I would most likely chose a more realistic description of the religion instead of a folk tale.