Monkey on the run
the New York Times / New York Public Library
10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2019 | IBBy honour list 2020
Daddy Monkey and little Monkey are on the road. But it is so busy, and so slow! Little Monkey has no patience. He escapes from his safe seat and swings from the firemen’s ladder to the crane, jumps over the street sweeper, straight through the taxi. The street is like a playground! The ultimate car book by Leo Timmers, packed with funny vehicles and surprising monkey antics.
Picture Book | 32 pages | 28,5 x 22,7 cm | Querido
“Weathered textures lend each vehicle a comic gravitas, and the way the conveyances interact offers mechanical and character-based amusement. Through it all, the curious little monkey remains admirably cool and mischievously confident—and as delighted by the surroundings as readers will be.”
“The judges were drawn to this book because the illustrations are both exciting and contemplative.
The silly antics of the little monkey provide forward momentum, but the details in each illustration kept calling us back for a more thorough examination.”
“The award-winning Illustrator didn’t just make the magnificent illustrations but also wrote the charming rhymes.”