Monkeypig

by Huw Aaron

A hilarious tale of identity and belonging that will have fans of Adam Rubin and Aaron Reynolds swinging from the trees with delight!

She's a monkey! No, she's a pig! She's . . . Monkeypig?

Molly happily resides in the jungle alongside all the other monkeys, living her best monkey life among the treetops. There's just one problem. 

She's actually a pig.

And head monkey Norman knows it. To prove his instincts right, he puts Molly and the rest of her forest family through a series of tests designed to weed out any non-monkey monkeys. Molly gamely jumps . . . er, flops . . . through all of Norman's hoops, doing her piggy best to be the ultimate primate. At the end of this ropes course, they discover a surprise reveal about who the real monkey is after all.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Humor, Childrens

Kindle Edition

Published June 30, 2026

Reviews

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 3 out of 5]

Monkeypig by Huw Aaron. PICTURE BOOK. Viking (Penguin), JUNE 2026. $19. 9798217039159
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Molly may be a pig, but she lives in the trees in the jungle doing all of the monkey things in all of the money ways. Then Norman the head monkey calls an important monkey gathering. Will Pig be exposed as a monkey imposter?
Aaron’s pig and monkeys are a fun nonsense book. While there might be a “lesson” within, I only wanted to enjoy the silly pig and the monkeys that welcomed it in.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

ST Pigs or Monkeys. Loved the humor. A pig, who doesn't know it's not a monkey lives in the trees. When the monkeys smell a non monkey smell they do a series of tasks to see who the imposter is. The pig does all the tasks very poorly, or very silly depending on how you look at it. Super funny read for ST for older kids.

[Becca Inglis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is the first review of a kids book I have written, however, we bought this at 4pm today and our toddler has already requested we read it three times. We were already big fans of 'Sleep tight, disgusting blob' and this was just as good in my opinion.

[Chris Browning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite as wonderful as Sleep Tight Disgusting Blob, but it clearly proves Aaron as a talent whose great love is to subvert and every genre he plays with. Best moment, apart from the denouement, is the bit with the gnus which as a child I’d have absolutely adored

[Lydia Timpson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic for storytime group. The kids enjoyed the large illustrations and laughed at the pig pretending to be a monkey- especially if you do the voices. Easy to read, easy to understand.
Highly recommend for story groups

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious story, fantastic illustrations, and high engagement for children as they sit on the edge of their seats wondering if the pig posing as a monkey will get caught! I literally laughed out loud.

[LudmilaM · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was lots of fun! (Dear GoodReads please don't lie that this book has not yet been published, it's been out for a while.)

[Katja Smit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aapvarken in het NL. Wie is de vreemde eend in de bijt?

2026, 4+

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite part was when even the lead monkey found the right place for himself!

[Marcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Go Molly, go! A fun story with wonderful illustrations.

[Mo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed the twist ending, well done. Now, let's have some banana pudding! These monkeys would get along well with the Illumination minions.

[Lauren Niewold · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was on the edge of my seat! Really cute book.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very fun story! Can a pig pass herself off as a monkey?

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was hilarious! I loved the illustrations and this would be so much fun to read aloud -- kids would love being in on the secret!

[Carenza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a fun picture book! Loved the art style, the story and the message behind it. Will be keeping an eye on what Huw Aaron writes next