Monkey Lost

by Ed Heck

When Eric's monkey goes missing on the way to school, his class tries to figure out where the monkey could be. Did he go to the movies? Is he visiting friends at the zoo? Is he climbing the Empire State Building? Will Eric ever see his beloved monkey again? Monkey Lost is a Curious George for the 21st century!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 25, 2005

Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eric discovers upon arriving at school that he has lost his monkey, whom he'd intended to display at Show-and-Tell. His teacher and classmates each have their own idea about where a monkey would go, but in the end it is Mr. Pete the bus driver who restores the missing creature to Eric.

Although not really to my taste aesthetically - Ed Heck's artwork here is colorful, but I found it somewhat flat and unappealing - I did appreciate the ending of Monkey Lost, which undercuts the reader's expectations, revealing that the monkey is in fact stuffed, rather than alive. Leaving that aside, I also appreciated the many imaginative guesses Eric's classmates make, in trying to figure out where the monkey has gone. Recommended to anyone looking for children's stories about guessing and/or the nature of expectations.

[Kelley Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is about a little boy who loses his monkey and the class guesses where he went. It turns out his monkey is a stuffed animal. This is a beginner's book and could be a cute story to go along with younger students and their own stuffed animals. It could also be used as a writing prompt to ask the students to write a story about where they thought the monkey might have gone and what adventures he had.

[Karissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Children would probably enjoy this book and you could use it to talk about making good predictions. The illustrations are very colorful but it's not quality text.