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Monkeypig

by Huw Aaron Publisher: VIKING BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

A jungle story about identity and belonging

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A jungle story about identity and belonging

Molly lives among the monkeys and sees herself as one of them, while head monkey Norman suspects she is actually a pig. His tests put the distinction between monkey and pig at the center of the story, as Molly tries each challenge in her own piggy way. The jungle setting, physical tests, and surprise reveal give the identity question a playful, concrete shape for young readers. The book is presented as humorous fiction, with belonging and the labels others place on us woven into its animal premise.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 who enjoy humorous animal stories
  • Young readers interested in stories about identity and belonging
  • Families seeking a read-aloud built around playful challenges and a reveal

Themes

IdentityBelongingAnimal charactersHumor

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Book overview

A hilarious tale of identity and belonging that will have fans of Adam Rubin and Aaron Reynolds swinging from the trees with delight!

She's a monkey! No, she's a pig! She's . . . Monkeypig?

Molly happily resides in the jungle alongside all the other monkeys, living her best monkey life among the treetops. There's just one problem.

She's actually a pig.

And head monkey Norman knows it. To prove his instincts right, he puts Molly and the rest of her forest family through a series of tests designed to weed out any non-monkey monkeys. Molly gamely jumps . . . er, flops . . . through all of Norman's hoops, doing her piggy best to be the ultimate primate. At the end of this ropes course, they discover a surprise reveal about who the real monkey is after all.
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