Grumpy Monkey The Egg-Sitter

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by Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illustrator)

Jim Panzee, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey series, is very grumpy when his plans for the day are ruined when Oxpecker persuades him to babysit her egg.

Jim wakes up to a perfect day and is ready to have fun. Instead, Oxpecker persuades Jim to sit on her egg for just a minute...and now she is nowhere to be found! Poor Jim is stuck being the egg-sitter. Then Norman suggests that the other jungle animals take turns, so everybody gets a chance to play. But when Jim, Norman, and Leslie take a lunch break, the troublesome egg rolls away. Jim runs after it, but the egg slips by him and ends up with the eggs in Snake's nest. When the snake eggs hatch, the baby snakes look right at Jim and cry "Mama!" Jim vows to never egg-sit again.

Easy-to-read words and colorful illustrations will lead young readers to a lifelong love of books.

Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Genres: Childrens, Animals, Picture Books, Humor, Friendship

33 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2023

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jim gets asked to egg-sit. He is bored, so his friends take turns sitting on the egg to help him out. There are more eggs. and then they hatch with hilarious results.

[Brandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poor Jim! He gets roped into egg-sitting just by going for a walk! Been there! Visited my friend from high school & the next thing I know, I’m holding her granddaughter & she’s spit up on me!! How did this even happen?!? 😂😂

[Joanne Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

This set of books for young readers will delight fans of the picture book series. Egg-sitter had a great premise and a fun climax. And as always, the characterization in the art is top-notch entertainment.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well it's no Horton Hatches the Egg. Much shorter. And sillier. And more forgettable.

[Awjtf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gotta love Grumpy Monkey!

[Rebecca Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute goofy story for beginning readers with a familiar plot and characters many kids already know and love from the picturebooks!

[Christi Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The monkey gets stuck egg sitting for the woodpecker but the egg gets lost in the snake nest. The snakes hatch and think the monkey is their mommy. He never wants to egg sit again.

[Magnus Lien · Rating 4 out of 5]

made me laugh