Critics cheered when Tom and his toy monkey Pippo made their picture-book debut. Publishers Weekly called the books "right on target for this age and sure to captivate". Now in a sturdy board book format, the gentle adventures of this favorite pair can be enjoyed by even the youngest readers.

 

This book is part of a book series called Pippo .

There are 12 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1998 by Simon & Schuster .

Helen Oxenbury is the renowned illustrator of many classic picture books, including We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas. Ms. Oxenbury lives with her husband, illustrator John Burningham, in North London.