Monkey lives in a jungle that tourists love to visit. But he's getting tired of them taking pictures of him all the time - and he never gets to see any of them! So he decides to help himself to a camera and swing around the jungle, surprising friends and foes...Illustrated by Swarna Chitrakar in the brilliant Patua folk style from Bengal, with text by Sirish Rao, Monkey Photo records jungle life at its hilarious best.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Tara Books .

Sirish Rao has written a number of children's books and also co-authored (with Gita Wolf) retellings of several myths and fables, Antigone being one of them. He wrote his first novel, Real Men Don't Pick Peonies at the age of 22. He has also contributed to An Ideal Boy and Baby!, two books on Indian popular imagery published by Dewi Lewis (both available from Turnaround). Gita Wolf, co-author of numerous handmade children's books, including In the Dark, Sophocles' Antigone and The Tree Girl, also adapted Hensparrow Turns Purple from a classic Indian folktale. Gita Wolf has written more than 14 books for children and adults. Considered one of the most original and creative voices in contemporary Indian publishing, she has pursued her interest in exploring and experimenting with the form of the book and its status as a revered cultural object. Several of her children's books have won major international awards. Swarna Chitrakar is an artist producing vibrant work in the Patua folk style from West Bengal.