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| Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business | 
 enlarge | Creator: Esphyr Slobodkina
Brand: HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
Buy New: $0.80
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (71 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1160
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.2
MPN: HC-0064431436
ISBN: 0064431436
EAN: 9780064431439
ASIN: 0064431436
Publication Date: October 31, 1987
Release Date: September 4, 1987
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great folktale May 7, 2008
I remembering absolutley loving this book as a kid, even though for the life of me I cannot quite remember why. But as far as pointless folktales go, this one really hits the spot. And how can I ignore those amazing illustrations and those silly monkeys? Not much in the way of plot, but somehow the book manages to be incredibly entertaining for some reason unknownst to me. Oh well. Maybe that is its charm.
he adores it April 6, 2008
Another classic to add to the list of beloved library books we had renewed so often we decided to buy it. It is a timeless classic. My 3 year old son loves it. Also see the sequel- circus caps for sale.
A Classic January 18, 2008
I remember a teacher reading this book to the class (a long time ago!) and now I read it to my 27 month old granddaughter. She loves the story and likes to immitate the monkeys. It's one of her favorite books. Our book is a soft cover, which I didn't realize at the time of purchase. With all its use, I wish I would have purchased a hard cover or even as a board book if it's offered that way.
Caps is Tops January 12, 2008
Caps for Sale is a wonderful classic that young readers love to hear. There is enough repetition to encourage children to "read" along. This can also be "acted out" to engage different learning modalities.
Not of an age..... January 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Captain Kangaroo read me this book some 40 years back. I remember laughing then. My kids, all teens now, liked the book which is not meant to be read so much as performed. Reading becomes action as one verbally plays the parts of the pedlar and the monkeys. My theory, at least, is that children will enjoy reading when it has more vitality than a pre-bedtime drone and learn that books are not dead repositories of information, but interact with our imaginations and become alive. Little books like this, a few moments of funny story, make a good impression on young minds------and are fun to read in their own right. This is cute and clever.
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