Night Monkey, Day Monkey: 1

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One of the finest stories from Julia Donaldson, the author behind The Gruffalo , Room on the Broom , The Scarecrow's Wedding and What the Ladybird Heard . One of my television songs, A Squash and a Squeeze, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. A fascinating look at how different the world can look through two sets of eyes, it is also a refreshingly simple way to introduce children to the concept of interpretation.

Among her acclaimed titles are The Gruffalo, What the Ladybird Heard, Stick Man, Zog, The Smeds and the Smoos, The Scarecrows\' Wedding and Night Monkey, Day Monkey. I really enjoy getting the children in the audience to help me act out the stories and sing the songs. Julia Donaldson’s beloved rhyming picture book story about two monkeys who are as different as night and day yet still learn to be friends – with adorable, sumptuous illustrations from Lucy Richards. It's a beautifully written book however I have dropped a star because of how hard this is to read at bedtime in dim lighting. Julia Donaldson is a former Children’s Laureate and the author of the internationally bestselling book The Gruffalo, as well as numerous other popular titles.When they try to play together, Night Monkey and Day Monkey learn how differently they see the same world.

Night Monkey and Day Monkey both live in the same jungle but their lives are worlds apart until one day Night Monkey wakes up in the day and Day Monkey wakes in the night. My novel The Giants and the Joneses is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic Princess Mirror-Belle who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old. Other than that, it is one of our favourite books and has opened up a lot of exploring from my daughter. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. The humorous rhyming text and sweet illustrations tell a lovely story about the importance of sharing each other's experiences and seeing the world in different ways.

We work separately – he’s in London and I’m in Glasgow – but he sends me letters with lovely funny pictures on the envelopes. Further books illustrated by Axel include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Zog and The Smeds and the Smoos – all of which have been made into much-loved animated films by Magic Light Pictures. She lives in Glasgow and spends a lot of time on stage performing her brilliant sell-out singalong shows! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I bought this for a birthday gift as I thought the book and toy combo would be great for a two-year-old.

I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married. Night Monkey Day Monkey is not only fun but educates children about opposites and also what happens during the day and/or night. The rhythm and word play is up to her usual excellent standard - although The Gruffalo is a classic and The Snail and the Whale is pure pleasure that never ceases to bring a tear to my eye! From master storyteller, Julia Donaldson, and illustrated by Lucy Richards, this warm-hearted rhyming story about friendship and difference is pitch-perfect storytime reading.This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. From the multi-award-winning author of a string of beloved contemporary classics, including The Hospital Dog, The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Stick Man, Room on the Broom, The Smeds and the Smoos, Zog, What the Ladybird Heard and Spinderella.