Grumpy Monkey The Egg-Sitter
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Picture Book · Ages 4–6 · 2023 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

Grumpy Monkey The Egg-Sitter

By Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illustrator)

Part of the Grumpy Monkey: Step Into Reading series

A young monkey is tasked with watching an egg for a friend, but things quickly spiral out of control.

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32 pages· 355 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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Jim Panzee's perfect day is upended when he's roped into babysitting an egg. As jungle friends take turns, the egg rolls away, leading to chaos and a mix-up with snake eggs. When the baby snakes hatch and mistake Jim for their mother, hilarity ensues. Can Jim reclaim his day, or will he be stuck as an unwilling 'Mama'? Dive into this colorful jungle adventure where plans go awry, and surprises hatch at every turn.

From the publisher

Jim Panzee, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey series, is very grumpy when his plans for the day are ruined when Oxpecker persuades him to babysit her egg. Jim wakes up to a perfect day and is ready to have fun. Instead, Oxpecker persuades Jim to sit on her egg for just a minute…and now she is nowhere to be found! Poor Jim is stuck being the egg-sitter. Then Norman suggests that the other jungle animals take turns, so everybody gets a chance to play. But when Jim, Norman, and Leslie take a lunch break, the troublesome egg rolls away. Jim runs after it, but the egg slips by him and ends up with the eggs in Snake’s nest. When the snake eggs hatch, the baby snakes look right at Jim and cry Mama! Jim vows to never egg-sit again. Easy-to-read words and colorful illustrations will lead young readers to a lifelong love of books. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Words
355
Reading age
4–6
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
380L
Themes & topics
Books about apes and monkeysBooks about responsibilityBooks about friendshipBooks about animals
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.7
F&P level
~K
Publication
Published
January 10, 2023
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593434642

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