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Mangan, Anne

The Monkey Who Wanted the Moon

32 pp. | Crocodile | January, 2001 | Trade ISBN 1-56656-376-3 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Catherine Walters. In this fable about greed, baby monkey Simia grabs everything bright and appealing in her jungle home, from a parrot's tail to the moon in the sky, with predictable consequences. Mother monkey helps her to see that "you don't have to own things to enjoy them." Although the mildly pedantic story goes on too long, the colorful, largely realistic illustrations are a good match for the jungle setting.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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