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Magriet Kruger - Author
CC BY 4.0Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Magriet Kruger. Illustrator: Brice Reignier. Designer: Wilna Combrinck. Editor: Katie Huston.
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Original Book on Book Dash: Monkey business (opens in a new tab)A lively introduction to animal activity, with the focus shifting to monkeys’ busy days and the idea that play is their work.
Book Analysis
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The playful activities are presented positively as meaningful effort, rather than as idleness.
Talk about: What makes the monkeys’ play seem like work in the pictures and words?
How the book presents it: These examples make the book’s animal focus informational as well as playful.
Talk about: Which animal behaviour surprised you, and what does the book say it helps the animal do?
The pictures and changing word shapes invite shared looking as well as reading; animal actions offer natural openings to notice movement, food and social behaviour.
Monkeys are shown picking fleas from one another and jumping into water; these are brief, matter-of-fact animal behaviours rather than scenes of harm.
What might the baby monkey notice while clinging to its mother, and what clues in the picture help you decide?
Pause over the pictures and let the child act out or describe an animal’s movement; then compare how the book shows different animals spending their time.
Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. The complete text and illustrations were available for this guide.
Complete story and illustrations · ISBN 9781776230365
Checked: 8 October 2026.
Relevant to: Play as work; Animal ways of living
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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