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Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Businesss
Esphyr Slobodkina
4.02 AVERAGE
139 reviews for:
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Businesss
Esphyr Slobodkina
4.02 AVERAGE
Summary: Monkey see, monkey do ... and the peddler too! He can't get the thieving, mimicking monkeys to give his caps back. He throws his own hat on the ground in frustration. Presto! The absurd behavior (monkeys' and peddler's) keeps readers wanting to return to this children's book classic. (Thanks commonsensemedia,org!)
Audience: Ages 4-8
Genre: Picture Book
Use: Read Aloud, Independent Reading
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Publisher: HarperCollins (September 4, 1987)
Audience: Ages 4-8
Genre: Picture Book
Use: Read Aloud, Independent Reading
Life Lessons:
Recommendations/Awards:
Publisher: HarperCollins (September 4, 1987)
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
I remember this book from when I was a child, which means I must have enjoyed it and read it a thousand times and/or checked it out of the library a hundred times. It's just as great as I remember it and my son liked it too. He did all the gestures with the man and me.
Wow! The kids really loved this one. They went crazy over it. I think it's the monkeys. They laughed and go around saying tsk tsk tsk now. I enjoyed this a lot too. I would give it 4 stars, but they got into it so much that I have to give it 5.
The art feels pretty bland to me, not distinctive and yet the story is compelling. Something about all the monkeys in the trees. I don't really understand why this story works, it just does.
This was recommended to me by a Goodreads user - Thank you kindly. I'm glad I read it. I think it would mean more if I read it in my childhood, but my niece and nephew really loved it.
The art feels pretty bland to me, not distinctive and yet the story is compelling. Something about all the monkeys in the trees. I don't really understand why this story works, it just does.
This was recommended to me by a Goodreads user - Thank you kindly. I'm glad I read it. I think it would mean more if I read it in my childhood, but my niece and nephew really loved it.
A simple tale with lots of repetition and chances for audience participation. The pictures are a bit old fashioned, but the story is so entertaining that you don't notice enough to care. This one begs to be read aloud with lots of emotion!
A classic kids book, with great repetition, warm, old-timey pictures, and sassy monkeys. What's not to love?
Bought this for a baby shower gift, so I reread it! This is a cute classic! Some books make you smile no matter how many times you read it. This is one!
I really just love this book. It was a favorite of mine when I was a child and I still love it just as much as I did then. It's so good! It has everything--caps, sales, napping, and monkeys (how is that not a recipe for a great book?!)! I love the monkeys. Seriously, I'm pretty sure that I used to want to be them. I will definitely be reading this book again and again to myself and my future children.
I also still want a red cap.
I also still want a red cap.
This picture book was so fun! I love these type of simple stories that have a purpose. There is nothing fancy here, but a perfect story to read over and over. The illustrations are fun and the kids laughed at the story, as the man looses and then finds his hats.