One Funky Monkey

by Stacey McCleary, Sue deGennaro (Illustrator)

Have you ever seen a meerkat moonwalk? An eagle rock? Or a dragon dance disco? Came and dance with one funky monkey, as he counts to ten and back again.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2010

Reviews

[Amanda Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a sweet lovely book this is. Funny, endearing illustrations and just enough text to race through with my little grandson - who - even at 14 months enjoys this. Sometimes we only get through the first sentence on each page before we have to turn over to see more pictures :) - . It is sprinkled with humour which makes it enjoyable for the adult doing the reading - this helps when you have to read a book again and again and again... How sick I am of garish infant's books that squeak and whistle and flash and beep and generally give very young children the false impression that books are meant to DO something - thus ruining them for the proper enjoyment of books later. I am very old fashioned on this I know. I think children's books should stimulate their imaginations not give 'hit' rewards. There is enough flashing and beeping and glowing elsewhere. I look forward, in the future, to him reading it to me.
I luckily found this in a charity shop in Edinburgh. I think it may be Australian.

[Julie Grasso · Rating 4 out of 5]

We love the rhythm of One Funky Monkey. Who knew that animals were capable of belly dancing, eagle rocking, disco jive talking, staying aliving, moonwalking, reggaeing, Congo lining, and lion-dancing. Priceless

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

2010 release through Walker Books Australia. This is a fun counting picture book in which animal toys dance off the shelf, from one to ten. Rhyming and rhythmical, I especially loved the references to modern culture; especially the Australiana, such as Eagle Rock.

[Emma · Rating 2 out of 5]

So unhip.