Bertie and his pet monkey Mo are thrilled when they receive an invitation from Bertie’s grandfather to join him for lunch on the Blue Star luxury cruise ship. There's only one rule, Bertie’s grandfather told them: Mo must act like a gentleman. Once they're on board, Mo decides to behave just like the grandest gentleman he sees — in typical ‘monkey see, monkey do’ fashion, everything the gentleman does, Mo does too. Mo helps a lady into her chair… but somehow she lands on the floor! He passes the fruit very politely… but gets it from other people's tables! Monkey Mo thinks he's a
real gentleman, but for some reason, everyone's mad at him. Unhappy, Mo goes for a walk on the deck, where he sees the grand gentleman fall overboard. Without thinking, Mo leaps over the rail just as the gentleman did, and he saves the man from drowning — proving that a monkey can be a true gentleman after all.
In an engaging story with the humour and silliness of Curious George, monkey business abounds in Caldecott Honour illustrator Diane Goode's hilarious tale of the adventures of a young boy and his pet monkey.
Ages: 3+
