Maybe... by Chris Haughton. unpaged. Candlewick Press, September, 2021. 9781536220247. (Review of finished copy courtesy of publisher.)
Three little monkeys peer out from the cover with wide, innocent eyes making this book positively irresistible. Don't skip the end page illustration or the title page either. The title page/ copyright page has a double-page spread showing four monkeys high up in a tree.
The larger of the four, the caregiver, apparently, bids the three little ones good bye and admonishes, "Whatever you do, do NOT go down to the mango tree. There are tigers down there."
The three little monkeys ponder the larger monkey's edict. It's such a pity and they do love mangoes. Maybe...they could just look at the mangoes? They do their due diligence by searching for tigers. Seeing none, they descend. And, all they do is look. But wait! There's one just within reach! Maybe...
And so it goes as the insatiable little imps up the ante. Little listeners will delight in the disobedience and those with sharp eyes will gleefully anticipate the mayhem to come.
The palette of the digital art is energetic with red, violet, blue and mango predominant. The repetition is appealing and begs participation or shouted warnings, making for noisy story time fun.
Such a delight! Share widely.
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