Perhaps you fell in love with Clark's beautiful artwork and easy prose with her first book, I Love You, Blue Kangaroo. Perhaps you have a child under 8 years old. If the answer to either of the above is "yes," then do I have a book for you!

"Why does there have to be so much kissing?" wonders Momo the monkey. Momo does not like kissing! He thinks there is too much kissing everywhere. He even thinks it should never have been invented!

When Momo's baby brother is born, he won’t stop crying! The parents kiss him and try to make it better. The relatives kiss him and try to make it better. Nothing works.

"Stop!" says Momo, telling them all that the baby doesn't like the kissing. But after they stop, the baby keeps screaming his head off.

Momo juggles bananas. He entertains his little brother until the sobbing stops. Finally, the baby smiles, and Momo ends up kissing the baby himself. He is such a proud big brother! He just can't help it!

Glorious colored pages and funny quips will have your child hooked. This charming monkey family will have you willingly reading it over and over and over again.

There are lessons here for everything: Kissing is something we do when we're happy with someone. We kiss hello. We kiss good-bye. We kiss away the hurts.

And the sibling relationship is wide open for discussion. With the older sibling, talk of how they are a blessing to the younger, and with the younger sibling, talk of how the older one is proud of the younger, and wants to help them.

You’ll find yourself wishing for a sequel to this adorable book!

Follow-up Activities

1. Fun games to play after reading this book are Monkey See/Monkey Do or the classic game, A Barrel of Monkeys.
   
2. If you child liked this book, they are certain to be captivated by all the adventures in the Curious George books.