by Esphyr Slobodkina
Based on an old folk tale, this perennial favorite is about about a poor peddler who loses his caps to a band of mischievous monkeys.In this rhyming counting book, a crew of performing bats entertain a crowd.
"There's a nervous energy in these pictures that will almost surely disarm the reader, right off the bat," said PW.
Ages 3-7; 48 pages; Paperback