Five Little Monkeys Looking for Santa: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

by Eileen Christelow, Eileen Christelow (Illustrator)

Overview

Celebrate Christmas with the Five Little Monkeys as they try to wait up for Santa Claus in this cozy holiday book.

“He won’t visit while you’re still awake, so go back to bed, for goodness’ sake!”

It’s Christmas Eve, and the Five Little Monkeys are so excited, they can’t sleep. They're sure that every little noise they hear is Santa, and not even Mama's and Grandpa's warnings can keep them from jumping out of bed again and again to look! Will those silly little monkeys find a way to get a glimpse of him and his sleigh before the night is over? 

Beloved, best-selling picture book creator Eileen Christelow perfectly captures all the excitement and cozy anticipation of Christmas in this warm holiday story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780358469858
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/14/2021
Series:	A Five Little Monkeys Story
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	243,440
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Eileen Christelow has written and illustrated numerous best-selling picture books including eleven popular stories about the Five Little Monkeys, Vote!, and Robins!: How They Grow Up. She lives with her husband in East Dummerston, Vermont. 

Editorial Reviews

[A] welcome addition to the series.”—Kirkus

From the Publisher

2021-08-18
Five little monkeys can’t sleep—they are too excited about the prospect of seeing Santa.

An empty bed and sounds in the hallway…what could that mean? That’s right. Five little monkeys sneaking down the stairs, looking for Santa. Each time they hear a noise, they run to the spot, hoping it’s Santa. But he’s not in the kitchen eating cookies; Grandpa is there, snacking, and he shoos them off to bed. Santa won’t come while they’re awake, he says. They lie back down, wide-eyed, but when they hear noises from the bathroom, they sneak out of bed again to see who it is. It’s just Mama. She shoos them off too. They even check outside, not noticing the sleigh on a far-off neighbor’s roof, and get stuck on the roof. After tumbling down the chimney, they fall asleep on the couch, and only then does Santa visit, not waking them until the door clicks shut behind him. Christelow manages to picture Santa without even indicating whether he’s human, and children will have fun pointing out Santa’s cameos throughout the spreads while following the rhyming text. The monkeys-as-children trope has worn out its welcome for many readers and demographics; for die-hard fans only, this will be a welcome addition to the series.

There are other choices for the season’s fun. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews