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The Chimpanzees of Happy Town

By: Giles Andreae
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Orchard
ISBN: 1846164672
ISBN-13: 9781846164675
Released: 19 Apr 2007
RRP: £5.99
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A thoroughly lovely picture book - By: ELH Browning, 16 Mar 2008

Saw this on the shelf in the bookshop with its bright & cheerful cover, & couldn't leave it behind. It's a smashing story, with the great combination of Andreae's rhyming text & Parker-Rees bright fun illustrations & alll three of my children (aged 2-6) were taken with it immediately. At the beginning, chimpanzees trudge through a grey town & then a cheerful chimp, Chutney, arrives with his brightly coloured umbrella & plants a seed which grows bigger & more colourful with love & care. Although the mayor is against it, led by Chutney, the town also blossoms into a more beautiful fun-filled place. My children particularly love the page showing the new children's playground with the banana roundabout & the watermelon bouncy mat, & the following picture of a chimpanzee street carnival. This is a great book, beautiful to look at, a lovely story & an underlying message for the parent who reads it about alllowing your little chimpanzee the freedom to blossom. Giraffes Can't Dance by the same talented pair was an absolute classic & I think this one pretty much matches up.
Lovely read for kids and parents - By: R. Mann, 30 Jul 2007
My 3 1/2 year old loves this book so much. And even after many many repeated reads, I enjoy reading it with him. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous & full of many things to discover & explore. The story is funny & uplifting, & the rhymes are pleasing rather than painful. After countless reads, I am still noticing new things in the pictures. I recommend this book heartily to alll parents of 3-4 year olds. We have several books by the same author & this one is the clear favourite (for us both).