The Monies: Here Come The Monies by Simon Knock and John Mariani

Here come The Monies, by Simon Knock and John Mariani, is an interesting adventure about a family of coins who, as change from a famous sweet shop, begin their journey from pocket to pocket and shop to shop, until they tumble out of a lorry driver's pocket into the gutter at the side of the road.

Mummy and Daddy, Tenpence, Fivepence and Tuppence, all scatter on the road, but unfortunately Daddy Monies can't stop and falls into a drain! He is eventually saved by a young boy and his granddad, who use the little boy's bubble gum and the old man's walking stick to save Daddy Monies.

Reunited, the Monies journey with the young boy and his granddad, back to the sweet shop, where they purchase some replacement bubble gum and some sherbet pips, coming to £1.67, exactly the combined amount of the Monies family. They are returned to the home they love in Mr Brown's sweet shop till.

This book is part of an exciting new series, that four and a half year old Liv would be keen to read more of. She enjoyed the bold colourful pictures and the funny faces each member of the Monies family had. (Especially the goggly eyes!)

Here Come The Monies will be a hit with children of Liv's age as it is very entertaining, colourful and adventurous.

The Monies: Here Come the Monies! is available from Amazon - just click the link.