The Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do

Book 5
Title: Five Little Monkey With Nothing to do
Author: Eileen Christelow
Picture Book? (Yes or no): Yes
Posting date and/or number: February 22,2008

In the Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do, the little monkeys are off from school during the summer, only to find out the boredom that they are seldom to face. With that mama assigns the monkeys a whole bunch of chores, which they obediently follow for their grandmother’s visit, without any fight. This teaches young kids how to help out their mothers around the house. The illustrations in the story, also shows children that working together can get the task accomplished a lot faster. The pictures serve an important factor. The faces of the monkeys convey happiness and pure delight. The five monkeys are able to clean their room, scrub the bathroom, dust the rugs, pick berries, and clean themselves up. However, the book also shows that just because the task has been done once, does not necessarily mean that it is completed. In this case, cleaning is an on going job they will have to work with. At the ending when grandmother comes to visit and notice that the house is messy, mother again notes to the kids that “but whoever did has plenty to do”. The last page illustration is quite funny for that is the way kids would point fingers at each other. This story just teaches kids that taking responsibilities is a needed basis in life, especially around the house.