Do Monkeys Tweet

by Melanie Walsh

A read-aloud primer on animal sounds contains simple, bold pictures and a series of questions inviting little ones to wonder if a rabbit can oink, a horse can bark, and a monkey can tweet.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Storytime, Childrens, Humor

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 29, 1997

About the author

Melanie Walsh (born 18 July 1964) is an English writer and illustrator of children's books. She studied at Harrow School of Art and the Royal College of Art.

Walsh has published 46 works in 98 publications. Her books have been translated into nine different languages.[1]

Reviews

[Peacegal · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Tweeting" meant something far different in 1997 than it does today. Parents expecting a tech-savvy kiddie book about networking critters will be disappointed. Instead, this is a colorful, very simple book about animal sounds.

[Carolyn Jeziorski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Walsh’s books are perfect for preschool read alouds. The students enjoy answering the questions with the correct words. This was a fun one today though—the kids were so caught up with the pattern of answering “No” to the questions, that they said “No” for the last one, “Do owls hoot?”

[Lacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for young kids, PreK or Kinder. Very short, not the best illustrations.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for storytime!

[Erma Talamante · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good storytime book encouraging participation. Describes various animals and asks whether or not they make a certain sound (encouraging young childrens' critical thinking), then introducing the animal that does make the sound in question. Bright, basic colors and simple language encourage discussion between parents and their children.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was read at story time. I enjoyed the similar book, Do Lions Live on Lily Pads , more though because it was sillier. This book reviews animal sounds like so many other books, but it is a bit more fun because it mismatches the animal and sound.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Do horses bark?" you ask. Turn the page. "No, dogs do." This book is full of silly questions and opportunities for children to demonstrate what the various animals say. Works great in a story time for pre-school age children.

[Alondra Munoz · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first thing that came to my mind about this book was Twitter… but this book is not about Twitter and Monkeys, this book is about animals and the noises they make. It was a cute book for little kids my baby sister sure enjoyed it. I personally didn't like the book.

[Jen H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

reminds me of Seegers Lemons are Not Red. Good for babies and toddlers.

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book for young kids - it asks if an animal makes the wrong noise all through the book...but don't get tricked! Colorful, simple illustrations, lots of animals to identify & mimic.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Joey (3) really got into this one, answering all the questions and making the animal noises.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great toddler storytime book, identifying the correct animal sound for each animal and lots of opportunity for children to say "no!!" to the mistaken sounds.

[Angela Randall · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sure kids would get a kick out of all the questions with the wrong animal sounds.

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brogan loved this book. He giggled every time we read it. He likes all of the animal sounds in it.