The silly monkey swallows a frog, a bat, some cocoa, a mango, an iguana, and other silly animals and spices that monkeys do not eat. By the end night comes and poor monkey's tummy is hurting and rumbling from swallowing the whole jungle.... Your tummy would rumble too if you swallowed the jungle!

This is another version of "The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" except that it takes place in the jungle. the monkey eats jungle animals as well as fruits found there. It is humorous with bright, colorful, silly illustrations. I would use this as a read aloud book.
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This is probably the best of the newest takes on "There Was An Old Lady Who . . ." I loved how the text had a natural and flowing rhyme and how the illustrations added depth and enjoyment to the reading. ( )