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Monkey's Clever Tale
by Andrew Fusek Peters
illustrated by Amanda Montgomery-Higham
Mischievous Ameerah Monkey wants to cross the river but is scared of the water. She tricks her deadly enemy, Crocodile, into helping her reach the other side by promising to give him some monkey tails and money. During the journey crocodile fantasises about how he will spend the money and Ameerah Monkey wonders how she will escape being crocodiles next meal.
This enchanting re-telling of an Afro-Caribbean tale is ideal for story time. The lively illustrations capture the energy of the story and young children will be beside themselves if Ameerah Monkey manages to cross the river safely!
Child Education - October 2003
This traditional Afro-Caribbean tale about a monkey tricking a crocodile into helping it cross the river is well dramatized by Fusek Peters in his retelling. The illustrations are bright and emotive. Particularly well judged, in the matching of text and illustration, is the sequence in which Crocodile entices Ameerah the monkey to sit closer and closer to his mouth.
'There, there, little monkey, I can feel you shivering with fright! Climb right up onto my neck and you shall be completely safe!
And we see Ameerah clinging terrified around the humps of the Crocodiles eye's, with hands inches away from Crocodiles's teeth. This stands out from the crowd of illustrated retelling because it has verbal and pictorial vitality.
Carousel - the Guide to Children's Books - Autumn 2003

When Ameerah Monkey wants to cross the river, she hatches a plot to trick Crocodile into helping her. But how will she escape being his next meal? And will Crocodile get his pot of Monkey Tail Soup?
Reading News - December 2003
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The Tiger and the Wise Man – Andrew Fusek Peters, illustrated by Diana Mayo
This is from a series of traditional tales with a twist. A wise man is tricked by a tiger and thinks he will be eaten, especially as all the animals which he has asked to help are against him.
How will he escape from the tiger's jaws, and how does the jackal outwit the wily tiger and capture the wise man for his own dinner? Does the wise man manage to escape for a second time? Read on and find out. The text is in large print for small children and the illustrations by Diana Mayo are brilliantly coloured and delightful, often covering a double page. Look at the tiger's varying expressions, they are fascinating. This is for young readers of KS1 or those who like being read to. A good dramatic story.
School Librarian, Volume 52, Number 4 – Winter 2004
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