6.2 /10 1 Votes
Originally published 1952 Genre Children's literature Awards Caldecott Medal | 3.1/5 Goodreads Illustrator Juliet Kepes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children's literature Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet, What Do You Say - Dear?, Andy and the Lion, The Biggest Bear, April's Kittens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Five Little Monkeys is a book by Juliet Kepes, published in 1952, which won her a Caldecott Honor citation in 1953, as well as other “awards from the Museum of Modern Art, the American Institute of Graphic Artists, and the Society of Illustrators. The New York Times cited her books four times among the ten best children’s books of the year”.
Contents
Plot
The book is about five little monkeys named Buzzo, Bibi, Binki, Bulu and Bali that are wild and have a bad reputation among the rest of the animals. They regain the favor of the other animals; because, they were brave and captured the terrible tiger of the story and later becoming heroes.
Critical reception
Five Little Monkeys received good reviews. Kirkus reviews stated "Her pictures are big, splashy, and angular. The monkeys look as though they are made of electric charged pipe cleaners, and the overall effect epitomizes the humorous side of jungle life". The New York Times wrote "they will give a great deal of pleasure to small humans".