by Jim Aylesworth
Illustrated by Henry Cole
(Dutton, 2003)
There are twenty-six young monkeys -- each contributing their own bit of mayhem to the naughty behavior while their parents are gone. A capital letter introduces the key wrord in each act. The illustrator manages to put each respective primate's name somewhere in the illustration thus if you look closely you will find that:
Andy flies Airplanes
Brooke jumps on the Bed
Carla eats Chocolate cake
and
Xavier bangs hisXylophone.
Yates breaks a street lamp with his Yo-yo.
Read the book and complete the list above.
Create your own family of 26 monkeys -- and write your own list of names and activities. Illustrate your book pages.
Read other books about naughty monkeys
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
by Eileen Christelow
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree
by Eileen Christelow
Five Little Monkeys With Nothing to Do
by Eileen Christelow
Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car
by Eileen Christelow
Since the 26 monkeys are presented in alphabetical order -- follow this emphasis with additional alphabetical books-- each of these provide an additional opportunity for focus on the alphabet with a variety of topics.
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Bestiary by Jonathan Hunt
A Seaside Alphabet by Donna Grassby
Gone Forever by Sandra Williams
Amazon ABC by Kathy Darling
ABC of Cralwers and Flyers by Hope Ryden
Firefighters A to Z by Chris L. Demerest
A World of Words by Tobi Tobias
Gathering the Sun by Alma Flor Ada
A Gardener's Alphabet by Mary Azarian
The Circus Alphabet by Linda Bronson
African Animals ABC by Philippa-Alys Browne
Matthew A.B.C. by Pater Catalanotto.
Alphaboat by Michael Chesworth
ABC Mystery by Doug Cushman
The Letters Are Lost by Lisa Ernst Campbell
Alphabet under Construction by Denise Fleming
Heidi's Zoo by Heidi Goennel
C Is for City by Nikki Grimes
What Pete Ate from A-Z by Maira Kalman
Away from Home by Anita Lobel
From Anne to Zach by Mary Jane Martin
Everything to Spend the Night by Ann Whitford Paul
Tomorrow's Alphabet by George Shannon
Path of the Quiet Elk: A Native American Alphabet Book by Virginia A. Stroud
Navajo ABC by Luci Tapahonso
Aylesworth, Jim. Naughty Little Monkeys. Illustrated by Henry Cole . Dutton, 2003. 32 pages. ISBN: 0525469400.
