A donkey with a computer is sitting in front of a monkey with a book. The donkey becomes curious, and asks the monkey what he has. The monkey replies that it's a book, and then the donkey starts to ask him all sorts of questions in regards to what the book does. He asks how do you scroll down? Where's your mouse? Can you blog with it? The monkey answers NO to all of his questions. Finally the monkey gets frustrated and opens up the book to show it to the donkey. The donkey reads a section and then says it has to many letters. The donkey then continues to ask the monkey if the book needs a password or a screen name. The monkey says no, and the donkey proceeds to read the book.The monkey gets tired of waiting, and asks the donkey if he can have his book back, and the donkey says no. So the monkey says he is going to the library, and the donkey says not to worry that he will charge it up when he is done. The mouse on the monkey's head replies, "You do not have to, yet." This is a cute book for everyone to enjoy, but especially the kids in the younger grades. I think one of the highlights of this book is the mouse on top of the monkey's head, he is adds an unexpected twist to the end of the story.This book does a good job at highlighting the signs of our times. As a society we have become dependent on technology, and have forgotten some of the simple pleasures in life. The illustrations are simple, yet invite the reader into the conversation that is being held between the two characters. The author does a wonderful job at getting the reader's attention with the irony of someone so tech savy not knowing what a book is. This book can be used in a history or social studies class to point out the changes that our world has undergone.
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