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Caps for Sale
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys, and Their Monkey Business | Esphyr Slobodkina
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Caps for Sale is a timeless classic beloved by generations of readersnow celebrating its 75th anniversary!This story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity and teaches children about problem and resolution. Children will delight in following the peddlers efforts to outwit the monkeys and will ask to read it again and again. Caps for Sale is an excellent easy-to-read book that includes repetition, patterns, and colors, perfect for early readers.Supports the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts
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aw449820

“On every branch sat a monkey. On every monkey was a gray, or a brown, or a blue, or a red cap!”

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aw449820

This book would be good to read aloud with younger children and practice counting or patterns with the illustrations.

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Pickpick

This is a silly story about a peddler who sells caps and loses them to some monkeys. This book would definitely make children laugh. The illusrations in this book are ant and depict the action well. I especially liked when the picture of the man missing his caps is shown on the page before the narrator tells the reader. There is a lot of repetition in the narration, like “Caps for Sale” and “Tsz, Tsz, Tsz.”

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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Book 81 of the year.

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CarlyJohnson

“On every monkey was a gray, or a brown, or a blue, or a red cap!“

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CarlyJohnson

Caps for Sale is filled with humor but also teaches children about problem and resolution.

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CarlyJohnson
Pickpick

Caps for Sale is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina that was originally published in 1940. Caps for Sale is an easy-to-read book that includes repetition, patterns, and colors, which is perfect for early readers.

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bkloppman
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bkloppman

This book would be a great jumping off point for students to create their own creative writing. They could decide what they would sell, and who would steal their merchandise, and how they would get it back.

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bkloppman
Pickpick

This book uses lines to tell its story through pictures. The man with caps for sale stands straight and tall so that his hats stay perfectly on his head, his body and hats create a straight line. The straight line shows the order, whereas the curvy, organic lines of the trees that the hat-stealing monkeys sit in show chaos. Once the man has his hats back, he stacks them in perfect lines.

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laurenkiernan

The usage of lines to capture the peddler moving through the country allows students to see that lines aren't just horizontal or vertical but rather understand that when used correctly in ways that one line can turn into multiple different aspects on the page.

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laurenkiernan
Pickpick

“Caps for Sale“ by Esphyr Slobodkina is a very simple story about a Peddler trying to sell some caps but monkeys end up stealing them and he has to argue with them to get the caps back. However, the composition and lines that are used throughout all of the illustrations allow for it to be more complex to look at even though the story is so simple. The lines are used to portray the rolling of the hills through the country.

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Robotswithpersonality
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No longer certain how this particular classic illustrated children's book ended up on my radar, but it was exactly what I needed. Charming illustrations, very simple plot.

dabbe #tripdownnostalgialane LOVED this book as a kid! 🤩🤩🤩 1y
Robotswithpersonality @dabbe Always glad to hear happy book memories ☺️ 1y
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GuidoParente
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A great read my mom read to me growing up. Such a cute great read with some monkey business XD! 10/10 recommend for your young ones!

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Adodd1
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A TL classic, Caps for Sale! This story is about a peddler who tries to sell his caps, but gets into some monkey business along the way. This classic tale would be a great addition to any classroom library, and can be effective by using this book for a RA! In a RA, students can be encouraged to participate by having them be able to tell you the parts of the story, or what they think may happen next. #ucflae3414sp21

Adodd1 http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/caps-for-sale The UDL that would work best for this book would be 9.3 because students will be able to recognize what happened in the story and retell after reading more than once. The EL strategy best fit for this book would be 13 and 15, demonstrated by retelling the story. (edited) 4y
Karissacurrier Your pup is so precious! The UDL principle and EL strategy you chose go along with the book very well. I also really enjoy the lesson plan you included! 4y
KeanaE I remember reading this book! I think that the resource you added was informative and fun for all students! 4y
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MatchlessMarie
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So I can‘t sleep so I am up browsing spice racks... like you do... 😅 and I see this as a suggested purchase and I think who would need this other than this guy?? 🎩🐒

MayJasper 😄 5y
Lcsmcat I loved that book as a kid! 5y
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Butterfinger
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#NovelWatchingCrew @AsYouWish @ElizaMarie @AkashaVampie @jb72

WEEK 1

1. I plan to read Dahl's Fantastic Mr. 🦊 because I have only watched the movie. I'm getting my huge unabridged Grimm's Fairy Tales and choosing certain ones. And, I GET TO READ GREEN EGGS AND HAM TO THE PRESCHOOL CLASS. I'M BEYOND EXCITED!!!!

2. My first favorite book. I checked it out so many times in kindergarten.

Lcsmcat I loved this as a kid! 5y
AsYouWish Yay!!! Sounds amazing!! And I like that book too. 5y
AkashaVampie I think I may have read this when I was younger or our librarian read it to us. It seems familiar! 5y
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ElizaMarie Ooo I feel like I am gonna do the same with picking and choosing different short novels in a collection of fairy tales but also 'I am gonna use the ones that @jb72 had posted :) 5y
jb72 @ElizaMarie I‘ll keep searching too. Let me know if there‘s a specific one you all want to read. I‘ll try to find it. 5y
ElizaMarie @jb72 Thank you so much! I cant think of any specifically right now. You got me a good head start (also I can watch the Disney cartoon movie too) 5y
Pageturner1 Just tell me what to read please! 5y
Butterfinger @Pageturner1 what do you mean? 5y
Pageturner1 @Butterfinger thought I was tagged in something I was suppose to read. 5y
Butterfinger @Pageturner1 It was just a post for the Novel Watching Crew. I was answering @AsYouWish questions. This month, we don't have a specific book. Read any fairy tale, Roald Dahl, or Dr. Seuss you wish. 5y
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Butterfinger
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1. Tagged. I checked it out every other week. 2. I was in fourth grade when the Challenger exploded. During my second year of teaching fifth grade, my students experienced 9/11.
3. Covering my nose and chest with Vick's Vapor Rub.
4. Have a great weekend @laurenslibrary

@4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

blank Thanks for the tag! 5y
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thejessashmore

Caps, caps for sale, fifty cents a cap.

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Mehso-so

This book used a lot of reporting and colors that are beneficial to children. The illustrations add humor to the story through showing emotions and situations

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thejessashmore

I would use this book in my future classroom, because it is comical and a simple read so it is easier for younger ages.

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kateschaeffer

this book is full of vivid detailed drawings and repetitive texts. “caps for sale@ prompts little one to infer, predict and chant along

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Mehso-so

this lively folktale follows a cap peddler who wears his entire inventory on his head and takes an unfortunate nap beneath a tree full of scheming monkey.

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Jee_HookedOnBookz
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#fallintoreading #leaves @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Some of my fav children's books with some leaves featured in them :)

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🧡🍁🍂 6y
vkois88 LOVE Caps for Sale. I buy copies at secondhand stores whenever I see them 6y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @vkois88 it's one of my fav children's books of all time! Hey that's a good idea getting copies of the book at 2nd hand stores! 6y
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vkois88 Yeah, I do that whenever I see copies of books I love... I like to share them with other people 😊❤ 6y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @vkois88 that's a brilliant idea! Love spreading the joy of reading! Thanks for sharing! ❤️❤️ 6y
vkois88 ❤❤❤ 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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Earlier we drove to a family party and Genevieve “read” this book aloud to me and @emilyhaldi ♥️

LeslieO A classic! 6y
emilyhaldi LOL she was reading that book like a champ!! 6y
LeahBergen Aww! 💕💕💕 6y
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Cathythoughts Gorgeous 💕 6y
Kalalalatja Adorable! 6y
JaclynW Perfect! 6y
Cinfhen Sweeet🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒 6y
britt_brooke Fantastic!! And look how adorable she is. 💕 6y
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brennahawleycraig
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We are knee-deep in second trimester house projects while I still have energy. We got some nursery painting done this weekend, but we‘ve moved on to the bookshelves. So many of these are my childhood copies of favorites. I‘m so excited to get to read those with my kids! And also have already figured out additional book storage 😂

Tanisha_A Looks amazing! 😍 6y
Tanisha_A And, congratulations! 😀 6y
Bookartbookmarks Looks so great! Congrats that is so wonderful 6y
mklong What a lucky kid! 6y
mabell That looks terrific! I love those shelves! 6y
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OrangeMooseReads
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Book Outlet is also having a sale

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Seans_h
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Caps for sale is a children‘s literature/fiction book written by Esphyr Slobodkina. I read this book when I was a child and instantly remembered it through the cover. This book is about a peddler who wants to sell caps but finds that monkeys took them off his head when he was napping. The peddler eventually gets his caps back and has them up for sale. #UCFWaltersLit -children‘s literature/fiction

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CourtneyR
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Caps for Sale is a classic story that is TL, this story captivates students. This story is about a peddler who sells caps, then one day he decides to take a nap under a tree full of monkeys. Who end up taking his caps and monkeying around with them. Then the peddler realizes that they are mimicking him, so he tricks them into giving him his caps back. Such a cute and funny story to do as a S or DR. #UCFLAE3414F17

CourtneyR http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/caps-for-sale/ the url is a great resource for doing a lesson on Caps for Sale. UDL 2.5 illustrate through Multiple media. EL 36. Asked numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses. 7y
ashley.v I have always loved this book. I love the monkeys‘ antics 7y
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KarinaGuillen
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Caps For Sale written & illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina is a humorous low fantasy picture book about a Peddler who is riding around selling caps. He runs across some monkeys and gets caught in some monkey business! This timeless classic is great for storytelling or RT in the classroom. Attached is a link to a Scholastic extension activity for students to complete after the storytelling:

KarinaGuillen https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/caps-sale-exte.... UDL principal 2.5 Illustrate through multiple media & EL principle 14 Simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant can‘t be incorporated using this story. I love this book so much! 7y
ashley.v I love this book! I love the antics of the monkeys. 7y
EveAstrouck I have to get this book! After seeing it as a storytelling I can‘t wait to do it my classroom! 7y
Arestrepo11 I love this book it's so cute!! I would love to make props to go along with this story! 7y
DrSpalding Hopefully, you were inspired by my storytelling presentation to read this text. It is also a classic that should be used in your classroom. Nice resource. 7y
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Brittanyradzak
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This is a classic F RApicture bookby Esphyr Slobodkina. This is a story about a peddler selling caps and tricky monkeys. This book is a great RA I think everyone should have in their classroom library. I would use UDL principle 2.3 and ESOL strategy 30 to identify and connect with math. I would use the different colored hats to create addition and subtraction math problems. Diagrams and drawings would help to visualize the addition or subtraction.

Brittanyradzak There are so many resources for this book, i had a hard time picking just one. http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/30825 this is a lesson plan directly from CPALMS that gives to ideas about math and language concepts. This resource also includes detailed information accommodations, summative and formative assessments, and a extension activities that go along with “Caps For Sale”. #ucflae3414f17 (edited) 7y
Jaquessial After Dr. Spalding read this book I went and bought it for myself. 7y
DrSpalding There are many resources out there for this particular title however I like that you have used the state approved resource for Florida teachers. 7y
supan.katherine LOVED this book when I️ was in elementary. Definitely could agree that this book could be used for a read aloud, really enjoyed when Dr. Spalding did a storytelling on it. 7y
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DebinHawaii
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Day 21 & 22 #UncannyOctober #🙄 #HatsAndOtherHeadgear 🎩👒⛑🎓Yesterday's 🙄prompt is for the number of times I've bought a cute hat before remembering that I just don't look good in them. 😕 😆 Seriously, some people just can't pull hats off & I am one of them. The first books I thought of with hats & other headgear were these classic books from my childhood. I had all of these. Caps for Sale was probably my favorite.🐒🙊🙉🙈🐵❤️

Lcsmcat I loved Caps for Sale! 7y
DebinHawaii @Lcsmcat Such a fun book! 💜📚 7y
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JacintaMCarter
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I had this #hat (but in red) for a while, but after the election it didn't feel funny anymore so I got rid of it. #AugustLibrary17

Robothugs I had something that said this, too and I felt the same way. 7y
Suet624 That's a bummer. 7y
NCNY I got one of the red ones in a box and threw it out. Even before the election I couldn't bear to look at it. 7y
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kuhkuhbird
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This is a thing. You should know about it. You're welcome. #podcast #readingrainbow #shortstories #fiction

bookwrm526 #ReadingRainbow forever!! My husband doesn't get it because he was just a LITTLE too old to really watch it :( 7y
kuhkuhbird @bookwrm526 OMG!! My heart skipped a beat when I found this podcast. #ReadingRainbow was the best. Sing with me now... 🎶I can go anywherrrrrre.... 7y
Mindyrecycles I have a caps for sale story. When my son was little, he would always ask for sale chips in the grocery store, pointing at Pringles. I could not figure out why he called them that. They weren't on sale plus he was too little to know what a sale was. Finally his big sister figured it out. The Pringles man looks exactly like the caps for sale man so OBVIOUSLY Pringles are sale chips. Google it and you'll see. How adorable is that? 7y
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kuhkuhbird @Mindyrecycles Love it! For Halloween two years ago, I dressed as a rainbow and carried this book around--all night, I might add. Sadly, very few got it. 🤔Felt like I was living an inside joke. 7y
tpixie @Mindyrecycles great story!! 🎩 👒 7y
tpixie @kuhkuhbird perfect costume!! 7y
tpixie Snap! I dropped the wrapped bookmark and in my excitement forgot it!! It's SO adorable. I'll post later , maybe tomorrow after all the initial summer solstice craziness!!THX! 7y
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BucklingBookshelves
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I picked this up from the library because it's one of few books I definitely remember reading as a kid and I wanted to read it for the childhood book category in the 2017 Picture Book Challenge I'm working on. I thought it would be too long to hold my 2-year old's attention, but I was wrong! He asked for it "again!" multiple times. A classic!

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JacintaMCarter
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Caps. #Hats. It's all the same thing, right? #WhatAWayToLive #PiratesLife

RanaElizabeth Haha! I loved that book! 8y
Cinfhen My first thought too! Loved this one but my kids were not impressed 🥀 8y
mabell I thought of this one also! 8y
CrowCAH Both caps and hats go on the head! ☺️ 8y
Suet624 I am STILL reading this book to my grandson. It was fun for 3 years. Now, not so much. 8y
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howjessicareads
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Juliet keeps asking for this one at bedtime lately, and then during the day she walks around with random things on her head yelling "FIFTY CENTS A CAP!" ? #raisingreaders

kspenmoll 👏👏👏 8y
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BrielleR
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Caps! Caps for sale! I remember my parents reading this to me as a little girl!! This is a lovely (traditional literature?) book where a peddler travels through town selling his caps. When he goes to take a snooze, monkeys get into some monkey business! This is a great book for a classroom read-aloud. Written & illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkinda. For more monkey business check out: https://www.readinga-z.com/book.php?id=1489 #ucflae3414sp17

PriscillaD I also love this book! I use to great it to my preschoolers! Children find this book so amusing! Also, great resource :) 8y
BrielleR @PriscillaD it's the sweetest!! & thank you 😊 8y
RanaH Love this book!!! It was nice to see Dr. Spalding doing the storytelling on this book :) 8y
CharlotteG This is such a fun book! Loved seeing the storytelling as well because it was a great example of what is to be expected of us when we do our own. 8y
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tracy.anne8
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I couldn't decide on what books were my #favoritechildrensbook so I included as many as I could remember reading right now including my favorite as a preteen/teenager. #riotgrams

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erista
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My 3 year old preschool class' favorite books this year #riotgrams

christineandbooks So many old favorites there from my kids' childhoods... 8y
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ABookishLife
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Someone's been reading a few of my favorite books!

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StephBengtson
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I'm doing my all time favorite kids book since my all time favorite adult book would be a repeat (Brave New World). This is the first book I was able to read by myself and I read it over and over again. I've been a bookworm ever since! 😻📚✨🎩 #80skid #alltimefavoritebook #augustofpages #bookphotochallenge

TheSpinecrackersBookClub Hah! Love your photo! 8y
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ellareads
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Her TBR pile is pretty impressive for the night. #littlereader #tbrtuesday

BookishMarginalia 💜💜💜 8y
brendanmleonard Adorable! Way to get them started early! 8y
ellareads @brendanmleonard @BookishMarginalia Thank you! It just started to really click for her a couple of weeks ago and now I always catch her with a book. 💗📚 8y
Gezemice Aww! Very precocious! and precious. :) 8y
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WanderingBookaneer
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This classic never goes out of style!

LizzyNanney YES! One of the best children's books! 8y
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Yossarian
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While I'm glad the guy got his inventory back, I still think he's got a legal obligation before he makes future sales to disclose that his merchandise was previously worn by, and then thrown to the ground by, a pack of wild monkeys.

rachelm Bahahaha 8y
TheUnpopularReader 😆😆😆 8y
OvyReadz 😂😂😂 8y
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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled You monkeys, you! You give me a disclaimer! 8y
Mamashep 😀 8y
moranadatter This is exactly what I needed to see first thing on a Sunday. 😂 8y
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This book is magic. When I read this as a kid, as soon as the monkeys start saying "tsz tsz tsz," I joined right in. And the first time I read it to my two year old, he joined right in shaking his finger and then his fist and then stamping his feet, saying "tsz tsz tsz." Ideal read aloud book.

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