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  • This Is My Fort! (Monkey & Cake #2)

This Is My Fort!
(Monkey & Cake #2)

Author
Illustrator
Olivier Tallec
Publication Date
February 26, 2019
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  K − 1st
Language
English
This Is My Fort! (Monkey & Cake #2)

Description

Meet Monkey and Cake.

They are silly and they are curious.

Sometimes they agree. Sometimes they do not.

But Monkey and Cake are always best friends.

Monkey and Cake love building forts! When Cake decides to build his own fort, Monkey feels left out. Monkey builds his own fort that's even bigger than Cake's fort. But before long, they both discover that being alone in a fort is no fun!

Drew Daywalt, author of the New York Times bestselling Crayon series, is one of the most influential voices in children's literature today. Brought to life by Olivier Tallec's expressive illustrations, Monkey and Cake combines the relatable humor of Elephant and Piggie and the wise friendship of Frog and Toad, inviting readers to laugh along and let their imaginations soar.

Praise for Monkey & Cake:

"Exuberant, expressive, and full of philosophical inquiry." -- The Wall Street Journal

"Funny and thought-provoking. A definite purchase for beginning reader collections." -- School Library Journal *

"Perfect for novice readers who enjoy a bit of brain-teasing as well as a comedy buddy."-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Publication date
February 26, 2019
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338143904
Lexile Measure
260
Publisher
Orchard Books
Series
Monkey & Cake
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002020 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc.
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV050000 - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Monkeys
Cake
Play
Sharing

School Library Journal

K-Gr 2—Daywalt returns with a new entry in the easy reader series featuring best friends Monkey and Cake. In this title, Cake builds a fort from chairs and a blanket meant only for cakes. While Monkey begs and pleads, Cake will not let him in, hurting Monkey's feelings. Eventually, Cake realizes the wide world he is missing out on outside of his fort, and he and Monkey reunite to have some fun. The "Monkey & Cake" books will no doubt draw comparisons to similarly quirky series like "Elephant and Piggie," "Ballet Cat," and "Narwhal and Jelly, " with their bright colors and use of speech bubbles. Daywalt endearingly weaves humorous elements with friendship foibles young readers will relate to, as Monkey and Cake figure out how to navigate feeling left out. With one to two short sentences per page, this is an ideal option for beginning readers but would be effective shared one-on-one or with a group. VERDICT This silly, sweet tale of friendship is a first purchase for emerging reader collections.—Kathryn Justus, Renbrook School, West Hartford, CT

Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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