Eileen Christelow

A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads.

Combines the traditional rhyme about the five little monkeys who jump on their bed with new stories in which they tease Mr. Crocodile, clean house, bake a cake, wash the car, play hide and seek, take a bath, and read books.

Collects the adventures of five little monkey siblings who get into trouble by jumping on the bed, baking a birthday cake, and washing the car, all while avoiding the watchful gaze of their mother.

Using a campaign for mayor as an example, shows the steps involved in an election, from the candidate's speeches and rallies, to the voting booth where every vote counts, to the announcement of the winner.

Five little monkeys wash the family car before trying to sell it, but that is only the beginning of their adventures with the old heap.

Bert and Ethel go to Florida to look for their runaway pigs and find them in unexpected places.

The five little monkeys try to avoid going to bed by playing hide and seek with the babysitter.

Five little monkeys try to bake a cake for their mother's birthday without waking her up.

Cornelius Murphy, a pig inventor, makes a unique housekeeping machine for his wife's birthday, but the entire family is shocked when they discover what the machine actually does.

A rather ordinary pumpkin wins a prize for "the best-loved pumpkin at the fair, the best-loved pumpkin anywhere."