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Grumpy Monkey Don't Be Scared

by Suzanne Lang
Max Lang
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Grumpy Monkey and his jungle friends are trick-or-treating on Halloween amid strange noises and mysterious smells. Along the way, they are reminded that nothing can be scarier than returning home with no treats.
On the spookiest night of the year, Jim Panzee and his jungle friends brave the dark to collect treats. Not only does the jungle look different at night, it sounds different. What’s that knock-knock-knock and that HAHA HAHA HAHA? And the smell? PEE-YEW! “Don’t be scared,” they tell Jim. But then two glowing eyes flash overhead, and looking for treats is almost abandoned. 
Halloween in the jungle can be even scarier than trick-or-treating in your own neighborhood.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Grumpy Monkey

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 11, 2023

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780593486979
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 2.7
    • Lexile® Measure: 510
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 2023

      PreS-Gr 2-Jim Panzee, the chimpanzee, and his friends hear a distant, eerie knocking sound in the jungle as they set out for treats on Halloween night. The moonlit prowl is less inviting than their daytime jaunts, offering more tricks than treats as creeping, crawling creatures spy from the shadowy undergrowth. Jim denies his obvious fear of the unfamiliar sights and sounds with his repeated phrase, "I'm not scared." As they walk, the gang discovers that most of the unsettling noises they hear are actually their nocturnal friends scurrying around in the dark. However, as they press on, the distant knocking sound grows louder and more imminent. Suddenly, the knocking becomes screaming, "Aye! Aye! Aye! Aye!," and the friends are face-to-face with scraggly hair, bulging red eyes, and sharp fangs. Too frightening for Jim, he admits his fear and cries out, "I'm really, really scared!" This dialogue-driven romp through the nighttime jungle works in unison with expressive, cartoon-style pen and watercolor sketches to produce a spookier tone than the rest of the "Grumpy Monkey" series. This jungle escapade could momentarily remind readers of Jonathan Allen's I'm Not Scared!, but the memory will swiftly fade as the goosebumps creep in. The initial illustration of the red-eyed, screaming creature is particularly frightening, and coupled with some light fart humor between the friends, this book will likely be most entertaining for early elementary readers. VERDICT Libraries that purchase this Halloween edition in the "Grumpy Monkey" series will see it quickly flee the shelves.-Emily Brush

      Copyright 2023 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:2.7
  • Lexile® Measure:510
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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