Peanut

by David Lucas

Rare book

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens

25 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2008

About the author

David Lucas has written and illustrated several books for children and was named a Booktrust Best New Illustrator. He lives in London.

Reviews

[Les Wilson]

A nice family read

[Ella]

A nice story about a little monkey who experiences his first day in the tree and is very confused and worried about the different things that happen like rain and the sun setting. A good story to explore day and night with young children. I would read the book with FS and KS1 children. Children could think about the different characters thoughts about day and night and how monkey is reacting. The illustrations are nice and help to show why monkey thinks different things are happening.

[Book Grocer]

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With stunning illustrations and a simple story, this book is a must. Peanut the Monkey is so easy to fall in love with, you and your child will definitely read this more than once.

Elisa, Book Grocer

[Cheryl]

Ah, no, I don't get it. I've always been a bit too literal and logical for stories like this, I guess. The art didn't wow me, personally, either.

[Hailey]

I really like this story, but thought it ended a little abruptly. I think it definitely could've finished a bit better with just a little more of his adventure. Great illustrations! Really fun with a creative premise.

[Beck]

Cute art, funny-odd little monkey. Interesting assumptions about the world when nobody tells you better (nevermind how he knows some words and concepts but not others). Shows that you don't have to understand the world to experience it (or for it to do its things around you).

[Angie]

I loved the illustrations but really didn't like the story on this one. If this was a wordless picture book it would be a winner, but unfortunately the story really detracts from the wonderful illustrations.

[Erin]

A teeny monkey blooms in a flower and is frightened by everything in the world that it sees. The illustrations are alright, but the story doesn't make sense. If Peanut doesn't know what a sunset is, he would not know what fire is either so he could not describe the sunset as the sky burning.

[Wordsworth Books & Co.]

Absolutely adorable illustrations!

[Zack]

Cut the text and I would give it 5 stars.

[Alicia]

Lovely illustrations did not help the pointless story.

[Brandielle]

A story with wonderful pictures of animals and insects, about a tiny monkey named Peanut- I must own this!

[Denise Kettering]

The illustrations were really beautiful, but the story did not make that much sense.

[Jenna Mills]

Sweet

[SARAH]

I loved the illustrations, but didn't really see the point of the story.

[N]

Cute and a little odd. But ultimately not that great.