Bibliographic Citation: Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. HMH Books, 2009. 192 pages. ISBN: 978-0547238739.
Format: Hardcover
Age Group: Ages 3-4 Years
Annotation: A mom tries to get her babies to go to bed, but they all want to jump on the bed.
Reflection: This children’s book is a fun read that is also a perfect bedtime story. A mom continuously comes in to tell her five children to go to bed, but none of them listen and they choose to jump on the bed instead. The each end up getting hurt and at the end of the book they finally learn their lesson and just go straight to sleep rather than jump on the bed. This book uses rhyming and repetition in a way that sets up a very catchy rhythm, which keeps children engaged and waiting to hear the next verse. It also shows counting. The book starts with five monkeys jumping on the bed, but each time a monkey bumps his/her head, it shows one less monkey jumping on the bed.
Categorization Tags: Nursery Rhymes, Children’s Poetry
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