# Baby Monkey, Private Eye

**Author:** Brian Selznick
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**Age range:** 5–8
**First published:** 2018
**Page count:** 191
**Genre:** Mystery
**ISBN-13:** `9781338180619`
**ISBN-10:** `1338180614`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/baby-monkey-private-eye
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Who is Baby Monkey? He is a baby. He is a monkey. He has a job. He is Baby Monkey, Private Eye! Lost jewels? Missing pizza? Stolen spaceship? Baby Monkey can help ... if he can put on his pants! Simple funny story with few words but very intricate, detailed and intriguing illustrations. Each of Baby Monkey's five cases starts in Baby Monkey's office and each time the office is decorated differently with pictures on the walls all linked to the theme of the case.

## Themes

- private investigators
- humorous stories
- monkeys
- animal stories

## Where this book is assigned

### Nebraska Golden Sower Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Nebraska — [source: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2020 winner (Picture Book)](https://nlc.nebraska.gov/Youth/GoldenSowerPastWinnersandNominees.pdf)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Nebraska — [source: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2020 winner (Picture Book)](https://nlc.nebraska.gov/Youth/GoldenSowerPastWinnersandNominees.pdf)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Nebraska — [source: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2020 winner (Picture Book)](https://nlc.nebraska.gov/Youth/GoldenSowerPastWinnersandNominees.pdf)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Nebraska — [source: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2020 winner (Picture Book)](https://nlc.nebraska.gov/Youth/GoldenSowerPastWinnersandNominees.pdf)

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