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From Chris Haughton comes a funny, suspenseful and keenly observed cautionary tale about pushing boundaries and indulging your more mischievous, cheeky side (when nobody is looking). After the little monkey’s mother warned them to stay away from the mangoes because of tigers, she needed to leave. Will the monkeys listen to their mother? After she left, the only thing the monkeys could think of was how juicy and delicious those mangoes were. Then they start finding all kinds of uses for maybe and the rules. All in all, a fun book about listening and that looking often ends into touching or just going for what may not be the best choice. Though kids here probably won’t get tigers after that, like this trio did. Count how many baby monkeys there are. For children getting more confident with counting you could also count how many legs, tails or eyes they have altogether. Make a hand or footprint monkey. Act out the story with your child one of you being mummy and a tiger and the other one of the baby monkeys or alternatively you could act it out with toys as the monkeys and tigers. Be a monkey

Because you know how kids are. First it is looking, then it is goes further than that! And we as the reader see that there are tigers lurking in the shadows, the illustrations clearly show us that DANGER is right around the corner. You just wish you could step into the book and warn the trio. Tell them that those mangos are mighty fine, but not worth the risk! Though, if I could step into the book I would probably just give them a mango. Haha. It got really exciting and a thrill. I mean, I know that there will be a happy end, almost all children’s books end with that, but still you are worried for the trio’s safety. Want ja, je weet hoe kinderen zijn. Het begint met kijken, maar dan gaat het verder! Als lezer zie jij ondertussen natuurlijk al het gevaar aankomen want je ziet in de toffe illustraties al wat gevaar loeren. Waardoor je wenst dat je in het boek kon stappen en even kon waarschuwen! En ze een mango kon geven! Ik vond het enorm spannend worden en al wist ik dat het einde een happy end zou zijn, hallo bijna alle kinderboeken hebben dat, zat ik toch maar te hopen dat ze alle 3 weer veilig zouden zijn. Children will enjoy the illustrations in this over-sized, picture book because if they look closely, they can find things in the bushes that the monkeys don’t see. They can have lots of fun trying to warn the monkeys what is in there. Haughton’s picture book about naughty and curious monkeys is a great read aloud. The text is made up solely of the monkeys’ dialogue with one another, so make sure you have at least four monkey voices at hand! With simple text, Haughton creates a book full of building tension that also offers a wild chase scene that will have readers merrily gasping along with the monkeys, before a final twist. The book’s suspense is built with careful pacing and the repetition of particular words. . . An impish adventure.But the monkeys love mangoes and the more they think about them, the more they convince themselves that maybe it will be fine just to go and look at the yummy fruit. And then maybe it will be OK to get just a little closer or maybe even snatch that small mango from the nearest branch?

The three cheeky little monkeys sitting high in the trees have been told specifically NOT to go down to the mango tree because there are fierce tigers about. We talked about the monkeys liking mango and bananas. When we went in doors we chopped up and ate some banana and then made banana bread.

Don't Worry, Little Crab

Chris Haughton is an acclaimed Irish illustrator and author based in London. Before becoming a picture book author, Chris traveled the world and worked as a waiter in San Francisco, a handyman in London’s Paddington Station, an English teacher in Hong Kong, and an art teacher in India. On his trips to India and Nepal, he became interested in fair trade and got involved with a number of non-profit projects. In 2007, he was listed in Time magazine's "DESIGN 100"for the design work he did for People Tree.

In his bright and happy picturebook Maybe, Chris Haughton explores the behaviour of three little monkeys who go right ahead and do exactly what was forbidden. They escape a potentially nasty outcome by the (almost literal) skin of their teeth, but no way will readers be left in fear and trembling. Rather they will share in the monkey mischief and see how the monkeys made a silly and dangerous choice. This earned my, 5 Star Huggable award. It’s sheer brilliance! I hugged it with glee after I read it. Maybe we could just look,” is the question/suggestion posed by one of the three young Monkeys warned to stay well above the mango tree because there are tigers down there. And well, what’s a monkey to do when they know delicious mangoes are just hanging there. A look would be okay, wouldn’t it? And down they go! Al met al, een tof boek over luisteren naar mama en dat kijken vaak eindigt in voelen of toch doen en dat dat niet altijd goed zal zijn (al zullen de kindertjes hier dan niet tijgers achter zich krijgen, hopelijk). What the monkeys haven’t seen are the sneaky, fierce tigers cleverly hiding in the undergrowth, lying in wait…A tres monitos se les dice que no vayan al árbol de mango porque hay muchos tigres alrededor. Pero dicen que "quizas" estaría bien solo mirar el árbol de mango. Y tal vez estaría bien comer solo un mango. Pero rápidamente aprenden que la situación es más peligrosa de lo que creían, ¡y hay tigres acechándolos por todas partes! When you go shopping choose a mango to buy. At home cut it up and eat some together, talking about the taste as you do. Do some counting This book gives the parent a good opportunity to ask their child if the monkeys should have listened to their mother, and if the monkeys learned anything. You can also ask your child what they would do, and why there are rules.

Maybe…, Chris Haughton’s new book is ELECTRIC! A smidge of simian curiosity, a pinch of peril, mangoes... And a large helping of tigers.

Shh! We Have a Plan read by Chris Haughton

I love that this book teaches children the importance of obedience and safety while also telling a fun story! The illustrations are so cute and I love the adorable little monkeys. In dit leuke boekje komen we drie schattige aapjes tegen die van hun moeder te horen krijgen dat zij even weg moet en dat de drie veilig op hun takje moeten blijven want het is gevaarlijk bij de mangoboom. Je weet wel, de normale standaard waarschuwing van moeders (alleen bij ons mensen niet een mangoboom maar iets anders). Ik snapte dan ook wel dat de kleine aapjes gingen nadenken. En meer nadenken. En toen kwam de misschien. Want ja, mama had inderdaad niks gezegd over kijken. Teehee. Heerlijk ondeugend en ik keek ook uit naar wat er vervolgens zou gebeuren! The brilliance of childlike thinking and reasoning is what makes this book a winner in my opinion. Chris Haughton absolutely nails it.