The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin

Monkey Play

32 pp. | Random | July, 2012 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-96993-5 $12.99 | Paper ISBN 978-0-375-86993-8 $3.99

(3) K-3 Step into Reading series. Illustrated by Ariel Pang. This preschool-appropriate easy reader follows a troupe of mischievous monkeys as they go on all sorts of adventures in the jungle and in an East Indian town's market. Soft, colorful illustrations and large type are apt for the audience, while simple text and a rhyming pattern make this beginner book a pleasurable read-aloud.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear