Monkey With a Toolbelt

When I posted about the second 'Monkey' book a few days ago, I realized I hadn't written about the first one. This book will introduce readers to the monkey named Chico who wears a toolbelt with many amazing tools on it. He is also a very skilled and creative monkey who can use the tools to fix many different things. One day while sitting outside, he notices a banana split on a stool across the street. He goes to investigate, but unfortunately, it is a trick and he is captured by the organ grinder from a circus. Readers will have to read the story to find out if the monkey can use his tools to escape and find his way home again. Written and illustrated by Chris Monroe, this is a promising new series. And, by the way, it was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in 2009.