Monkey Made Dream
BY: Tom Listul and Heather Listul Hewitt
ILLUSTRATED BY: Jenna HildahlPUBLISHED BY: Trafford Publishing
PUBLISHED IN: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4269-4986-9
Pages: 40
Reviewed by Billy Burgess
One morning a girl woke up to find her brother missing from his bed. In his place was a monkey. With no other choice, the girl dresses the monkey and brushed his teeth.
During school, the teacher didn’t seem to mind that there was a monkey in class. At recess the other students played with the monkey. Is it all a dream? Or did her brother get turned into a monkey?
I grew up with no siblings, so I can’t really relate to the child in the story. But I’m sure that there are children that feel that their brothers sometimes act like monkeys. The authors have written a cute humorous tale about a little girl with a monkey problem. The illustrations are detailed and enjoyable. I recommend Monkey Made Dreams to children and adults.
*I would like to thank the authors for sending me a copy to review.
About the authors
Tom Listul wrote Monkey Made Dream with his daughter, Heather Listul Hewitt, when she was eight years old. A farmer from southwest Minnesota, he is also a singer/songwriter. Listul made Monkey Made Dream into a children’s song and has sang it at numerous coffee houses and children’s classrooms. Hewitt is now a speech-language pathologist, who works for a school district with students of all ages. She enjoys helping children develop literacy skills and a love for reading.
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This sounds so cute! Reading the first paragraph even made me smile! With 3 girls and then a boy, I'm sure that sometimes the girls think Bebe Boy acts like a monkey, but since there's a seven-year gap between the youngest girl and him, I thankfully haven't really had to go through the "he's such a pesky little brother" (well, not much)
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