Can butterfly help little monkey find his mum? Yes, finally, but only after a lot of trial and error as butterfly misunderstands monkey's descriptions and leads him to all sorts of unsuitable animals. This book presents a very clever, very funny story from the author/illustrator team that brought you "The Gruffalo". It is shortlisted for The Smarties Prize. 'A modern classic' - "Observer". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
一般而言，孩子应该都长的像父母。不过，少数的动物或昆虫，小时候的模样和长大之后的样子可是完全不一样呢！例如蝌蚪长大以后变成青蛙；毛毛虫长大之后就变美丽蝴蝶。奇妙的生物世界，还真是有趣！小猴子找不到妈妈，小动物们帮忙它一起找妈妈，一连串的状况，误把大象、蛇当成了小猴子的妈妈，接着又弄成蜘蛛、鹦鹉是小猴子的妈妈……闹了许多笑话。

Julia Donaldson teaches English and lives in Glasgow. Over the last two decades she has had many books published and her work has been performed on programmes such as Playschool and Playdays. She has also written for BBC radio and the stage, and runs drama and music workshops for children. Axel Scheffler has had books published in over a dozen countries and is famous for his depiction of animals. His books for Macmillan have included The Gruffalo. Juice The Pig and The Bedtime Bear. Born in Hamburg, he now lives in London.