Monkey and ME By Emily Gravett

Monkey and Me is a very clever and interactive read. It is written and illustrated by Emily Gravett which means she has really managed to make the storyline and the illustrations compliment each other extremely well.

The illustrations tell as much of the story as the words do as children are encouraged to guess what animal they might see next by looking at what "Monkey and Me" are doing on the page. They can act it out as they go and bring the book to life even more!

It is a simple, yet exciting book that would be great for a group read as well as one on one. (I read it with my 6 month old and acted out the various animals as we saw them and he thought it was very entertaining! He was captivated.)

I also patted out a beat as a read the story, and because of the simpleness of it, I think children would be able to catch on and read along very quickly. Doing a beat alongside the rhyme always helps children catch on easier. What a lovely story.