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Five Little Monkeys is a book by Juliet Kepes, published in 1952, which won her a Caldecott Honor citation in 1953, as well as other “awards from the Museum of Modern Art, the American Institute of Graphic Artists, and the Society of Illustrators. The New York Times four times cited her books among the ten best children’s books of the year”.

Synopsis
The book is about five little monkeys that are wild and have a bad reputation among the rest of the animals. They regain the favor of the other animals because they were brave and captured the terrible tiger on the story.

Critical Reception
Five Little Monkeys was published to very good strong reviews. Kirkus reviews claims that the overall effects of the book epitomizes the humorous side of jungle life. New York Times described it as the best book of the year in last 50 years, and in Goodreads the book is described as one of the best children's books of all times, the illustrations are amazing and the story itself is very entertaining.