Sometimes We Think You Are a Monkey
  • Published: 18 May 2017
  • ISBN: 9780143187707
  • Imprint: Penguin Canada
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 20
  • RRP: $17.99

Sometimes We Think You Are a Monkey

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An adorable, heartwarming board book by an award-winning author and illustrator duo that celebrates the wonder of a new baby.

Your little arms and legs move just like you are a baby monkey climbing into the leafy branches of a tree. But you are not a monkey.

Your nose twitches and your mouth moves as though you are a bunny sniffing the garden air. But you are not a bunny.

Moving from animal to animal, leading to a wonderful surprise at the end, this charming story engages young readers with both the text and the adorable art.

A wonderful gift for both young children and their parents, especially every new parent who can’t stop marveling at their baby.

  • Published: 18 May 2017
  • ISBN: 9780143187707
  • Imprint: Penguin Canada
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 20
  • RRP: $17.99
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About the author

Johanna Skibsrud

Johanna Skibsrud is the author of two collections of poetry. The Sentimentalists, her first novel, won the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's most prestigious literary award. She is also the author of a collection of short stories This Will Be Difficult To Explain. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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Also by Johanna Skibsrud

Quartet for the End of Time
This Will Be Difficult to Explain and Other Stories
The Sentimentalists
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Praise for Sometimes We Think You Are a Monkey

PRAISE FOR Sometimes We Think You Are a Monkey:
"Vancouver illustrator Julie Morstad provides beautiful art for this ode to babies. Using her signature nostalgic style and a vibrant palette, Morstad breathes life into the animals on the page. In each colourful spread, she goes beyond what is expressed in the text and supplies a visual clue as to what the next animal will be." --Quill & Quire

"A tender tribute to infancy, aimed at parents (or grandparents) who want to curl up with a baby and a quiet book." --CM Magazine

"This sweet, playful story reads like a poem from a parent to a newborn child." --The Children's Bookshelf

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