Haven't You Always Wanted a Monkey??!?

I know that I talk a lot about liking or disliking a book's main character--it would seem that I am, in large part, a character-driven reader. Well, my new favorite protagonist is pictured to the left . . . Chico Bon Bon! Chico is the titular hero of Monkey With a Tool Belt by Chris Monroe, and he is delightful. I mean, who doesn't love monkeys? Who doesn't love tool belts? Who doesn't want to see a cheeky little monkey have adventures and escape from scrapes using his well-stocked tool belt? There's already a second picture book starring Chico Bon Bon--Monkey With a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem--and I'm looking forward to many more.