Monkey with a Tool Belt
Follow crowd-favorite Chico Bon Bon as he goes on silly adventures and uses his extensive tool collection to fix any problem he finds
Whether you need a beebersaw or a chisel, Chico Bon Bon's your monkey. He can build or fix just about anything—from a dock for the ducks to a clock for the Clucks, even a small roller coaster for local chipmunks. But will his tools and his sharp wit save him when an organ grinder sets his sights on making Chico a circus star?
Chris Monroe's quirky hero and detailed illustrations will absorb readers in an entertaining adventure that shows there is an inventive way out of every problem—if you have the right tools.
Creators
Chris Monroe is an award-winning author, illustrator and cartoonist. Her picture books include the Monkey with a Tool Belt series, which inspired the Netflix series Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt. She lives in Duluth, MN.
Reviews
This is one of the cutest, most fun kids’ books I’ve seen in a while. …Sometimes it reads a little like a Dr. Suess book with the flow and the made-up tools, but it stays unique. There’s a few double pages that look like a big maze, tracing his path, and there’s a ton of extra things drawn in and around the path so as you follow Chico Bon Bon you get to laugh and love all the little things along the way. Monkey with a Tool Belt is wonderful and ingenious! I enjoyed every vivid page. I would eagerly give this book to any child to read; it’s just that good.
Sheena McNeil
Chico Bon Bon can build just about anything, and he can fix things too. He makes fast work of any job using a snozzle, a banana hammer or a chisel, but he will have to be inventive with his tools and his mind when an organ grinder wants to make him a circus star!
Yellow Brick Road
