Julia Donaldsons beloved rhyming picture book story about two monkeys who are as different as night and day now with shiny cover foil! Night Monkey and Day Monkey dont think they have much in common. But when they each spend time in the other's opposite world, they learn to be the best of friends . . . From master storyteller, Julia Donaldson, and illustrated by Lucy Richards, this warm-hearted rhyming story about friendship and difference is pitch-perfect storytime reading. From the multi-award-winning author of a string of beloved contemporary classics, including The Hospital Dog, The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, Stick Man, Room on the Broom, The Smeds and the Smoos, Zog, What the Ladybird Heard and Spinderella.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 32 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 in 2021 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Julia Donaldson is a former Children's Laureate and the author of the internationally bestselling book The Gruffalo, as well as numerous other popular titles. Lucy Richards has always loved art and after winning an award from Hallmark for her final university show, it didn't take long for her to establish herself as a much-loved illustrator within children's publishing. The Magic Sky was the first picture book she wrote herself. She has also illustrated two Banana books - Mairi's Mermaid by Michael Morpurgo and The Quick Brown Fox Cub by Julia Donaldson. She lives in Bristol.