It’s night time, but Monkey Blue and Monkey Red don’t
want to go to bed. They’d rather stay up. But what to do? That fiendish
Chameleon has an idea. A midnight feast! Imagine what happens when two monkeys
and a mischievous chameleon rampage through the pantry. Let the mayhem begin.
Nicki Greenberg has produced a rambunctious read for
babies and toddlers, full of rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia and
colour. The story is a delightful celebration of unbridled chaos in the
kitchen. The text is simple and spare and works well with the bold
illustrations – a mix of Greenberg’s trademark impish characters and a collage
of photographic images of food. It’s easy to see Greenberg’s proclivity for the
comic strip by the way the story unfolds in a seamless combination of text and
image.
Youngsters will have fun spotting the chameleon on
each page. A thoroughly entertaining read. Recommended.
Allen & Unwin 2010
(A version of this review appears in Magpies Vol 25, Issue 5, November 2010)
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