No He's Not a Monkey, He's an Ape and He's My Son

by Hester Mundis

Meet Boris, the chimp who took a bite out of the Big Apple—and wished it had been a “No one concerned with either apes or people should miss it.” —Peter S. Beagle, award-winning author of The Last Unicorn   This book answers the question that is on everybody’s “What’s it like to raise a chimpanzee in Manhattan?” Hester Mundis’s hilarious memoir No He’s Not a Monkey, He’s an Ape and He’s My Son is the complete guide to raising a chimp in the heart of urban America. Join Hester, her husband, their terrifying attack dog Ahab, and the funniest monkey—excuse us, ape—ever to occupy an apartment on the Upper West Side of New York City in this true adventure of woman versus beast.

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book.. especially as I go and see the chimp in question every week.

[Clint the Cool Guy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty entertaining. A lot of the humor refers to dated references, but still good. I wonder what happened to Boris…

[Valerie]

I'll be honest: I picked this book up because of the title. But it's an ok book in itself--a fairly charming story of a woman who hand-reared a chimpanzee. The title comes from a time when her fosterling developed pneumonia, and she took him to a doctor--but except for the addition '...and he's my son', it's probably something she had to say many times.