Product Description

When Little Monkey is frightened by the storm he runs to his mother's side. “Don't worry,” she says. “There is always one safe place.” But Little Monkey doesn't know where to find his one safe place. He searches all through the jungle - in a nest, on an island, in a cave - but none of the places are his one safe place. Tired and sad, Little Monkey goes to find his mother only to realise that his one safe place is much closer to home than he expected. Now available in this easy-to-read dual language Polish/English edition, this book is perfect for learning either Polish or English as a foreign language.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67017 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-01
• Original language: Polish
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

About the Author
Richard Edwards was born in Tonbridge, Kent, and has since lived in Italy, France and Spain. He is an acclaimed writer for children and has written over 20 picture books and books of poetry for children. He divides his time between Edinburgh and Barcelona.

Susan Winter was born in South Africa and graduated from Natal University before becoming a social worker, first in South Africa and later in London. After the birth of her second child, she studied illustration at Chelsea School of Art, and began a new career as a freelance illustrator of children's books.

Customer Reviews

Delightful In Any Language!
This is a beautiful story to read with a young child. The pictures are bright and colourful, and the words do not take up too much of the page. The story itself sees the reader following Little Monkey through the jungle looking for his 'one safe place'. He ends up returning to his mother and explaining that he had not managed to find it. His mother then makes him realise that in her arms he will always be safe.

I bought this dual language edition for my nephew, who is being raised bilingual. What is particularly lovely about the way that the words are set in the page, is that one language runs along the top of the page, and one along the bottom. This allows the parent/carer who is reading it to the child, to choose which language the story is read in on that occasion.

Whilst it is easy to see which words relate to the alternative language, the book is not really at it's best as a comparison of words, that is best left to dual-language dictionaries! What it is most suitable for is allowing the reader to enjoy the story with the child, no matter which of the two languages is their most comfortable, and it in turn allows the child to experience the full warmth of the story in both languages too.

I highly recommend this story to all parents/relations of children being raised bilingual with the English and Polish languages.