Caps for Sale Big Book - Paperback

by Esphyr Slobodkina (Author), Esphyr Slobodkina (Illustrator)

Caps for Sale is a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever published! This picture book is an excellent choice to share at home or in the classroom, as children love chanting along with the naughty monkeys. The oversize big book edition is perfect for sharing for circle time.

Children will delight in following the peddler's efforts to outwit the monkeys and will ask to read it again and again. Caps for Sale is an excellent easy-to-read book that includes repetition, patterns, and colors, perfect for early readers.

This tale of a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity and also teaches children about problem and resolution.

A classic picture book that never fails to get preschoolers chanting along and giggling.

What makes this simple story a multi-generational favorite?

• Call and Response Fun: Children will giggle with delight as they chant "Tsz, tsz, tsz!" and mimic the peddler right along with the naughty monkeys.
• Learning Colors and Counting: A simple, effective way to introduce basic colors--gray, brown, blue, and red--and counting with the peddler's stack of caps.
• Creative Problem Solving: Follow along as the peddler gets more and more frustrated, only to discover a surprising and hilarious solution by accident!
• A Big Book for Little Readers: The oversized format makes this classroom favorite perfect for read-aloud story time, ensuring every child can see the charming illustrations.

Front Jacket

Monkey BusinessCaps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap! The peddler has huge stack of caps, balanced carefully on top of his head. Brown caps, blue caps, gray caps, and red caps. But no one wants to buy a cap. So he goes for a walk in the country, and takes a nap under a shady tree. When he wakes up, the caps are gone -- al except his own checked one. Where could his caps have disappeared to? And how will he ever get them back?

Back Jacket

Monkey Business"Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!" The peddler has huge stack of caps, balanced carefully on top of his head. Brown caps, blue caps, gray caps, and red caps. But no one wants to buy a cap. So he goes for a walk in the country, and takes a nap under a shady tree. When he wakes up, the caps are gone -- al except his own checked one. Where could his caps have disappeared to? And how will he ever get them back?