Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car

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Summary: Similar to taking my kids to Bubble's Car Wash in Houston
Review: Absolutely Fabulous book on car washing and great rhymes and story line. If you have ever been with the kids to a car wash and watch the crazy stuff they do at car washes, like the one we went to after reading this book in Houston, you will appreciate the book even more.

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Summary: Extremely popular at bedtime!
Review: I find the meter seems "off" in some of the stanzas in this particular monkey episode, and the illustrations of the monkey books are not particularly appealing to me, but who cares? My daughter (almost three) loves this one and asks for it almost every nap and bedtime. She enjoys the rhymes, likes how the monkeys make faces (at how yucky the car is), mimics the crocodiles, etc. It's a hit! Not too bad to read aloud a thousand million times, either.

I found it kind of odd that another reviewer feels this is a good book about car washing. Only one page actually features the monkeys washing the car (the rest of the time they're painting it, de-stinking it, moving it, etc.). When they do, it's with a hose and sponges, not through a car-wash. If you're really looking for books about car washes, you might want to keep looking! This is a silly, fun book about monkeys, crocodiles, old rickety cars, and not much more.

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Summary: Monkeys are Funny so the Book is Too
Review: I thought that this was a funny book that would be great for young children. It is a fun and easy book to read, with great pictures. The pictures do a wonderful job of showing what is happening in the story, making it easier for young kids to follow along. The monkeys are a good choice of character for the story, because every little kid loves monkeys. I recommend this book for any young kid who wants to read and laugh at the same time.