Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping

Title: Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping
Author: Eileen Christelow
Genre: Fable
Age Level: Toddler to Five Years Old
Characters: Mama, Little Monkeys
Plot: In this story, Mama takes her five little monkeys to the store to buy school clothes. She tells them, "Stay right here and don't go wandering off." The whole time they are in the store one monkey after another disappears and Mama has to look for them. Soon, monkey friends show up and make it even more confusing for Mama. After this goes on for awhile, the saleslady tells Mama to stay here, and she makes an announcement for all the little monkeys to come to the children's clothing department. Once everyone was with their right parent, they all bought school clothes and headed for the car. The monkey family get in their car and she exclaims that she finally has all five little monkeys. One little monkey says, "No you have six." Mama wonders how this is and she keeps on driving.
Precautions: This is a cute book that will delight a young child. The Mama's anger is dealt with in a calm, and proper manner. The great thing about this book is that it teaches your child how to count and add and subtract.
Ratings: I would recommend this book for young children who are starting to learn how to add and subtract. On the side bars, it shows the math worked out for each monkey that is missing or found. This is a cute way to introduce them into math.