This children's picture book series of six separate short stories with characters Yako The Monkey, a stuffed monkey who comes to life, and his new-found friend Emma, along with neighborhood children. Each story teaches life's fundamentals at a level that children can understand entertainingly. This book series includes learning to share; learning how to deal with bullies; learning about the hurt of gossip; learning how to deal with the loss of a family member; learning unconditional giving; learning about love and being lost. Each story depicts Yako The Monkey, who is learning the self-developmental stages of life, with his owner/friend Emma teaching him. The neighborhood children pose many challenges to Yako in his learning abilities. This series "Yako's First Christmas" is a short story showing what unconditional love is and the benefits that one gets from it. Both Yako and Emma learn this from each other.
