Books about mischievous monkeys
We love monkeys because they're full of energy, always chattering and being cheeky.
This makes for fun stories about them! Snuggle down with your own cheeky monkeys and enjoy these super books...
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Banana!
Author: Ed Vere Illustrator: Ed Vere
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
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Banana!
Author: Ed Vere Illustrator: Ed Vere
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
Follow the cartoon-style adventures of two monkeys. One of them has a banana and the other one wants it - but what is the magic wo…
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Cheeky Monkey
Author: Zehra Hicks
Interest level: 2-5
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Cheeky Monkey
Author: Zehra Hicks
Interest level: 2-5
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A cute little red monkey wants to play, but nobody wants to play with her! She accidentally causes havoc wherever she goes in her …
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Goodnight Monkey: A Magic Torch Book
Author: Joshua George Illustrator: Zhanna Ovocheva
Interest level: 1-3
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Goodnight Monkey: A Magic Torch Book
Author: Joshua George Illustrator: Zhanna Ovocheva
Interest level: 1-3
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Monkey is going to help us all say goodnight - but first she needs to say goodnight to her friends. Can you help find them? An ing…
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Bunny Vs Monkey
Author: Jamie Smart
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 7+
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Bunny Vs Monkey
Author: Jamie Smart
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 7+
Packed full of hilarious short stories, this bumper collection of cartoons covers an entire year of adventures for Bunny and Monke…
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Kai and the Monkey King
Author: Joe Todd-Stanton
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 5+
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Kai and the Monkey King
Author: Joe Todd-Stanton
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 5+
Professor Brownston recounts the story of two ancestors, whose quest to observe and document mythical phenomena leads them across …
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Monkey Puzzle
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Axel Sheffler
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 6+
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Monkey Puzzle
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Axel Sheffler
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 6+
Monkey is lost in the jungle, so he asks Butterfly to help him find his mum. However, Butterfly cannot seem to understand that Mon…
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Three Little Monkeys
Author: Emma Chichester Clark Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
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Three Little Monkeys
Author: Emma Chichester Clark Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
Three Little Monkeys is the tale of Hilda Snibbs's attempts to keep a trio of messy monkeys under control - and the disasters that…
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Thimble Monkey Superstar
Author:
Interest level: 7-10
Reading age: 7+
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Thimble Monkey Superstar
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Interest level: 7-10
Reading age: 7+
Thimble the monkey may bring Jams's family back together again, in this accessible, light-hearted and fast-paced adventure, full o…
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Mad About Monkeys
Author: Owen Davey
Interest level: 7+
Reading age: 7
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Mad About Monkeys
Author: Owen Davey
Interest level: 7+
Reading age: 7
Proving just how stylish and attractive illustrated children's non-fiction can be, this informative book is sure to leave readers …
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Monkey and Me
Author: David Gilman
Interest level: 9-14
Reading age: 9+
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Monkey and Me
Author: David Gilman
Interest level: 9-14
Reading age: 9+
Beanie and his gang must protect Malcolm, a chimpanzee they found in an abandoned house, from some men who come after him.
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Mungo Monkey has a Birthday Party
Author: Lydia Monks
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 6+
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Mungo Monkey has a Birthday Party
Author: Lydia Monks
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 6+
This lovely book is full of bright, vibrant colour and humour. Young children will delight in peaking under the flaps to find out …
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Monkey Nut
Author: Simon Rickerty
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
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Monkey Nut
Author: Simon Rickerty
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
Two little spiders find a monkey nut, and shouting 'it's mine!', each tries to snatch it.
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Granny Samurai, the Monkey King & I
Author: John Chambers
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9+
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Granny Samurai, the Monkey King & I
Author: John Chambers
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9+
Eccentric young wordsmith Samuel Johnson finds himself home alone while his diplomat uncle is off diverting a crisis in Azerbajan.…
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Monkey Photo
Author: Gita Wolf Illustrator: Swarna Chitrakar
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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Monkey Photo
Author: Gita Wolf Illustrator: Swarna Chitrakar
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Monkey is tired of tourists taking his photo. Snatching a camera from a stray hand, he starts to snap all the birds and animals in…
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Cloud Tea Monkeys
Author: Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham Illustrator: Juan Wijngaard
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 7+
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Cloud Tea Monkeys
Author: Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham Illustrator: Juan Wijngaard
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 7+
Tashi's mother is an impoverished tea-picker, and when she becomes ill, the little girl tries to continue her mother's job.
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