SuitabookMonkey and Elephant go gadding
Carole Lexa Schaefer
- Reading
- Read it as a short, shared story: pause when “gadding” is defined, invite the child to predict the next discovery, then compare the characters’ planned and unplanned choices.
- Themes
- Friendship as shared discovery: Monkey and Elephant are very good friends who leave home together, meet old friends, and make three new ones. The book presents this favourably.
- Openness to the unexpected: Monkey explains gadding as walking, looking around, finding something fun, stopping for a while, and then moving on. The book presents this favourably.
- Worth knowing
- The journey offers an opportunity to discuss whether a day needs a strict plan to be worthwhile, and how shared curiosity can shape an outing.