Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Silly School Mystery - Fun Children's Book for Early Readers | Perfect for Bedtime Stories, Classroom Reading & Kids' Adventure Books

Chico Bon Bon, the handy dandy monkey, and Clark, an elephant “were on their way to school.” Clark had a BIG watermelon in his backpack when all of a sudden there was a BIG hole in that backpack. The watermelon was just too heavy for that little red backpack, but not to worry, Chico Bon Bon, the handy dandy monkey could fix ‘er up! Chico had a “special tool belt for school,” with all kinds of tools for emergencies ... and this was a BIG emergency, a watermelon one. Out came the scissors, the needle, the thread, and gone was the hole.All the critters, including Chico Bon Bon and Clark, were right on time for school. They took their seats in Ms. Crabtreee’s class, but with a “CREEAAK ... SPLAT,” Clark’s chair was splat flat. Not for long because Chico Bon Bon, the handy dandy monkey, “got out his chairepairer and put it back together.” How cool is that? Very cool, very cool indeed. It was library day and certainly there would be things for Chico Bon Bon to fix. There were the “lockers whose locks wouldn’t lock,” the clock a squeaky door, and other things.When they all arrived at Mr. Marion’s library, there was a very interesting problem even Chico Bon Bon couldn’t fix. All kinds of books were missing! “Everything from ‘Aardvark Summer’ to ‘Pygmy Pig’s Pumpkin Patch’ is gone!” Mr. Marion fretted. Hmmmm, just where had all the books disappeared to? Then when they went back to Ms. Crabtree’s class, she discovered her ruler was missing. Clark’s watermelon was gone, Wayne’s baseball cards “had been chewed to pieces,” and the whole classroom was a disaster. “Something strange is going on here,” declared Chico Bon bon, but what one Earth was happening?This is a fun Chico Bon Bon mystery that young readers will adore. I’ve never met Chico, the handy dandy monkey, but loved how he could fix just about anything. A mystery was something he couldn’t “fix,” but rather something he could solve and he did just that. What I especially liked were the illustrations, something that made Chico a very likeable, loveable character. My favorite was, of course, the illustration of his tool belt with things like a smelcil saw, squickle, sparkle, sprinkler, and other unusual tools. A first introduction for me, but probably not the last!Age Range: 4 - 8 yearsGrade Level: 2 and upMONKEY WITH A TOOL BELT:Monkey with a Tool BeltMonkey with a Tool Belt and the Silly School MysteryMonkey with a Tool Belt and the Maniac MuffinsMonkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy ProblemMonkey with a Tool Belt and the Seaside ShenanigansThis book courtesy of the publisher (to library).