Walker Books
Maybe... | Hardcover | Children's Story Book
Maybe... | Hardcover | Children's Story Book
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Three little monkeys, and their big monkey, are sat high up on their branch in the forest canopy. ‘Ok, monkeys! I’m off,’ says the big monkey. ‘Now remember. Whatever you do, do NOT go down to the mango tree. There are tigers down there.’ Mmm … mangos! think the little monkeys. They LOVE mangos. Hmm ... maybe … maybe they could just look at the mangos? That’d be ok, right?
Awards: The Irish Book Awards (2021)
KPMG Children's Books Ireland Award
Oscar’s Book Prize (2022)
Queen's Knickers Award (2022)
“Haughton’s picture books tell stories as much through his idiosyncratic images as through words. This involving, laugh-out-loud tale of monkeys who don’t do as they are told features funny faces, intense colour and a lesson about risk.”
“A wonderfully mischievous cautionary tale, delivered with characteristic style and wit.”
“Maybe…, Chris Haughton’s new book is ELECTRIC! A smidge of simian curiosity, a pinch of peril, mangoes... And a large helping of tigers.”
“Chris Haughton has returned doing what he does best; creating yet another impossibly fun and beautiful cautionary tale about pushing the boundaries and learning life lessons. In just a few words, he gives us suspense, humour and memorable characters that are taken to heart immediately. […] The bright, primary colour palette and simple shapes and design, this picturebook is so appealing! Cheeky, funny, irresistible…get ready to read this one over and over and over…”
“The book is beautifully illustrated and Dylan loves spotting the tigers and telling the monkeys there IS a tiger there! It’s a very engaging read and a book you can have even more fun with by acting out monkey sounds and tiger sounds. The colours are bright and beautiful making it uplifting even when it’s a rainy day!”
Reading age: 3 years or older
Ideal For: Perfect for boundary-testing 2-5 year olds (and the grown-ups watching through their fingers), and classic Haughton mischief.
Details: Hardcover | 40 pages | 26.6 × 25.4 × 1.6 cm
About the Creators: Chris Haughton is an Irish designer and illustrator. His debut picture book, A Bit Lost, is published into 21 different languages worldwide and has won 13 awards in nine countries, including the Dutch Picture Book of the Year and CBI Book of the Year. His second title, Oh No, George! won the Junior Design Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. His third picture book, Shh! We Have a Plan , won the Specsavers Irish Children's Book of the Year Junior Award 2014 as well as the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award in the US. He lives in East London. Find Chris online at www.chrishaughton.com and on X as @chrishaughton.
Publication details
- Published
- 2021
- Publisher
- Walker Books
