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2025-08-12 17:10:49
My six month old son gets very excited at the sight of this book. We've been reading this since he was a wee little infant and now he's getting big and sitting up and getting teeth and still we read our favorite books and this is definitely at the top of the list. Of course he is not old enough to read or speak yet but he's already making connections with this book.I'm a musician and I do a LOT of rhythmic and musical things with my son. It was only natural that this book become a prelude to what is not "drum time" in my home. One day when I was reading this I got to the last page where it goes back to showing a single monkey drumming on the drum with his thumb and I showed him the picture and then drummed on the edge of the book with my thumb like the monkey in the picture was doing. He was very amused by this and laughed his cute, awesome and hearty little boy giggly laugh. We enjoyed a good five minutes of hilarity the first time I did this. The next time I read the book I brought down an African hand drum that was hanging on my wall to play as I read the book. I showed him the pictures and acted out "one hand, two hands drumming on a drum" (I didn't bring any apples or plums into our game yet, but maybe I'll do that soon too!)So after reading the book now and playing the drum I offer the drum to my son who enjoys drumming along too. At first he seemed very intimidated by the drum but once I assured him that it was ok to whack away at he loves it.I'm the working parent so I only get to spend a few hours of one-on-one time with my son while his mother takes a much deserved break. These times are precious to me. I appreciate that there's books like this which I can read to him which actually inspire us to go beyond the pages and have some fun time that's related, but inspired by the book. A conceptual continuity of playtime as it were. We have games and songs we do with a few other books too (Oh the Thinks you can Think by Seuss in particular is one) and my son and I both have a great time with this.It seems so simple, and it is, and as an adult with an overactive imagination I almost get a little chilled by the thought of a monkey infestation (millions of monkeys drumming on drums!) but it's a perfect book for such a young age. I hope we can continue to enjoy this book as my son actually learns to speak and eventually read. So far it's been one of the best small investments I've made.
Dini1068
2025-07-10 12:27:09
My Mom's favorite
Olivia
2025-07-04 14:18:31
My toddler would read this every day if she could! She loves the pictures and the rhythmic rhyming. This is a no-brainer 😉 it's a great one!
Bubbleduck2020
2025-06-29 12:27:45
This book is great for kids from 0-8! It has great rhymes and rhythm that keeps children engaged and having fun. Also great for accompanying activties!
8675309
2025-06-17 17:36:31
I’ve bought both the board book version of this and the hardcover version. The hardcover version has the longer, full story in it. A fellow reviewer complained about this previously but just note, that’s only an issue with the board book. The “hello Jack, hello Jake†pages are only in the hardcover, so keep that in mind that if you want to see the full story, do not buy the board book version. The board book is also much smaller, the hard cover is roughly 8 inches? Hope that helps! My special needs son (who is almost 5) has adored this story for years, so once he destroys it from overuse, I just repurchase it here. He makes us read it over and over again; truly a great story.
yakov
2025-06-02 12:23:07
like it as there are not so many to read
Grace
2025-06-01 19:51:32
We love this book so much, I ordered an extra one. Children under the age of one can also enjoy the rhythms in the reading. Beginning readers can read this to younger siblings. Unfortunately, it arrived damaged and had to be returned.
bernard smith
2025-05-30 14:40:54
My daughter smiled and heart was glowing when I bought this book again...TO GIVE TO MY GRANDBABY BOY..she lost the original when she was a kid..now she has a kid of her oWn and is reading the same book that was read to her...LIFE IS GOOD...very sturdy book..gonna be hard to tear up when he gets to his destructive phase..lol
Matt M
2025-05-04 11:25:45
I probably enjoyed this book more than my kids did, but they liked it too. Fun little book, fun pictures. The words stay with me to this day. "Hand picks an apple, hand picks a plum, dum-ditty-dum-ditty dum dum dum."
balon â“
2025-03-29 20:22:19
My child likes this book best of all so far. The rhyming scheme is appealing and easy to maintain and my child sometimes claps or beats along to it. Normally when my child is placed into the play pen, this book is the first one that is handed to me to be read. My child never loses interest in this book before we have finished reading it.
Client d'
2025-03-10 16:15:43
Très rythmé pour les enfants, il intéresse bien ma fille, je l'achète pour apprendre anglais à ma fille, elle adore les singes maintenant
Sarah E.
2025-02-10 12:10:16
Lindas rimas ! A mi chiquita de 15 meses le encanta!
Don
2024-12-14 17:46:07
Lovely, both my 1year old n 5 year old loves it n dum ditty is their fave words of the book that they begin jumping with joy .
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