Monkeys on a Fast [May 01, 2009] Kaushik Viswanath; Manasi Subramaniam and Shilpa Ranade

by Kaushik Viswanath, Shilpa Ranade (Illustrator), Manasi Subramaniam (Editor)

Chakrapani, the monkey chieftain decides that the only way for his tribe to lose weight is by going on a fast. But can hungry monkeys stop eating? Even for a day? Wacky illustrations by Shilpa Ranade add mischief to this hilarious story adapted by Kaushik Viswanath from a Buddhist tale.

Genres: Picture Books

28 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2015

Reviews

[Ed Goodbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Archana Sreenivasan reviews the book on Goodbooks: "Monkeys on a Fast is a fun, chuckle-inducing story adapted from a Buddhist fable. Chakrapani (Chakku), a monkey chieftain, and his band of overweight monkeys live close to a temple. After overhearing the temple priest calling for a fast on the eleventh day of the waxing moon, Chakku exhorts his tribe to go on a fast and also meditate for a day in order to become calm, peaceful and intelligent monkeys. What follows is true to form monkey business.

This is a hardbound book with a bright yellow, uncluttered cover that is very inviting. The page size is generous and allows for a large font size, and a bit of typographic play too. Although some spreads are text heavy, the text is laid out in easy-to-read chunks that occupy one side of the spread with the illustrations on the facing page." Click here to read the full review: http://goodbooks.in/node/7301

[Marva · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story and narration is enthusing, but i didn't like the illustrations especially when sketching monkeys have immense possibilities, they shouldn't have drawn such awkward monkeys.

[Patricia N. McLaughlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Confusing illustrations detract from this hilarious parable about the three poisons: greed, anger, and stupidity.