Caps for Sale. A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

Customer Reviews

Not of an age.....

2008-01-08
Captain Kangaroo read me this book some 40 years back. I remember laughing then. My kids, all teens now, liked the book which is not meant to be read so much as performed. Reading becomes action as one verbally plays the parts of the pedlar and the monkeys. My theory, at least, is that children will enjoy reading when it has more vitality than a pre-bedtime drone and learn that books are not dead repositories of information, but interact with our imaginations and become alive. Little books like this, a few moments of funny story, make a good impression on young minds------and are fun to read in their own right. This is cute and clever.

Caps for Sale

2008-01-07
This vintage book is fabulous to act out as you are reading it. Kids love to mimic the monkeys and feel the frustration of the "peddler"(a new word for the current generation to learn!)In our family the third generation to read this book loves it as much as the first two generations did.

+++++One of mine favorites++++

2007-12-06

This book is pure joy. I loved it when I was younger. Young children can easily memorize it and begin to distinguish words on the page. It's now become my younger sister's favorite book to read. We both know it by heart. This is a must-have in any children's book collection. I highly recommend it. Another great book for older kids (over 9) is Why Some Cats are Rascals, Book 2

Tsz! Tsz! Tsz!

2007-12-01
I found this book in a toy store about 7 years ago. I was so surprised to see it because it had been about 25 years since I had seen it. I remember the cover of this book and the story itself so vividly from when I was in Kindergarten. This is a great and simple story. My youngest child makes me read this to her everyday. I can hear her in her room when she wakes up from a nap and she is repeating the whole story to herself. It is great to listen to the Tsz! Tsz! Tsz! coming from her room. This is a wonderful story for kids that love to copy!

Great children's classic!! FAVORITE!

2007-11-30
This is a children's classic!!
I have read/told it to all the children I love, as well as retold it to adults at our Toastmasters group.
This makes a great gift for a baby shower too! (I've given it several times, since it's a favorite of mine and my own children -- now grown!)

As much song as story.

2008-06-18
This makes the top ten list out of all the great picture books we read to our kids when they were young. I never tired of reading it. So simple, symmetric, even musical. The story? How does the peddler get the monkeys to give back all the caps they've stolen from him and carried up into the tree? Okay, I'm the publisher of One Monkey Books, so call me biased. But try this one on your three or five or year old, and really get into singing, "Caps for sale! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!" It's been around for ages already, and this book will still be there when your kids are having kids. Nutty to Meet You! Dr. Peanut Book #1

Great folktale

2008-05-07
I remembering absolutley loving this book as a kid, even though for the life of me I cannot quite remember why. But as far as pointless folktales go, this one really hits the spot. And how can I ignore those amazing illustrations and those silly monkeys? Not much in the way of plot, but somehow the book manages to be incredibly entertaining for some reason unknownst to me. Oh well. Maybe that is its charm.

he adores it

2008-04-06
Another classic to add to the list of beloved library books we had renewed so often we decided to buy it. It is a timeless classic. My 3 year old son loves it. Also see the sequel- circus caps for sale.

A Classic

2008-01-18
I remember a teacher reading this book to the class (a long time ago!) and now I read it to my 27 month old granddaughter. She loves the story and likes to immitate the monkeys. It's one of her favorite books. Our book is a soft cover, which I didn't realize at the time of purchase. With all its use, I wish I would have purchased a hard cover or even as a board book if it's offered that way.

Caps is Tops

2008-01-12
Caps for Sale is a wonderful classic that young readers love to hear. There is enough repetition to encourage children to "read" along. This can also be "acted out" to engage different learning modalities.