Monkey Photo

Gita Wolf & Swarna Chitrakar

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 Gita Wolf, 'Monkey Photo' records jungle life at its hilarious best.

Picture Book/ Fiction
Hardcover; 32 Pages
Colour

"Folk art usually adorns vessels or textiles, but here it’s a powerful vehicle for a story … Chitrakar’s indigenous folk-style animals gape and twirl."
-Publishers Weekly

"Hijinks abound … the strong-lined, brightly colored illustrations provide a path to introduce children to the brilliant patua folk style of Bengal."
-School Library Journal

"Complemented by a lively, rhyming text this is a fun book to spark the imagination"
-Booktrust (UK)

"A vibrantly colorful, funny rhyming picture book for children … The sly, witty tale of verse is brilliantly complemented by the beautiful illustrations by Swarna Chitrakar."
-Midwest Book Review