Mm Cheer
M is for monkey, marbles, and mop
M is for mitten and mountaintop
M is for mouse and the moon in the sky
M is for muffin, milk, and mud pie
Hooray for M, big and small—
the most magical, marvelous letter of all!
B Y VALERIE G ARFIELD
I LLUSTRATED BY J AMES YOUNG
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Monkey’s mother makes him a mug of cocoa
with mini marshmallows.
Then she mixes up a batch of maple muffins—
Monkey’s favorite!
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Monkey is in a bad mood.
He woke up late and now he must hurry
or he’ll miss the school bus.
“This Monday morning is off to a miserable start!”
Monkey mutters.
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For MSG & DLG,
who endured mean Mondays
with three monkeys.
Monkey spends the rest of the morning drawing
meadows and mountains with his magic markers.
“What a MARVELOUS Sunday,” says Monkey.
And it is.
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“Now I’m going to miss the bus!” Monkey moans.
“What a miserable Monday!” Monkey’s mother
gives him a hug and smiles.
“But munchkin, today isn’t Monday,” she says.
“It’s only Sunday!”
The bus will be here in a few minutes, but
Monkey can’t find any socks that match.
“What a miserable Monday!” Monkey mutters.
Monkey tells his mother about the socks that
don’t match, the spilled milk, the mustard
sandwich, the mistakes on his math homework,
the lost mittens, the mat, and the marbles.
At breakfast, Monkey spills the milk.
“What a miserable Monday!” Monkey mutters
as he mops up the mess.
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All of his marbles roll out of his bag.
Monkey is mad.
“I hate Mondays!” Monkey moans.
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It is snowing outside.
Monkey can’t find his mittens anywhere.
“What a miserable Monday!” Monkey mutters.
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Monkey has misplaced his lunch money,
so he must make a sandwich.
But there is no lunch meat, only mustard.
“What a miserable Monday!” Monkey mutters.
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Monkey runs out the door to catch the bus.
Whoops! He trips on the mat.
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Monkey looks over his math homework.
He sees two mistakes!
“What a miserable Monday!” Monkey mutters.
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Monkey’s mother comes to the door.
“What’s the matter, my little monkey?” she asks.
To Make the Mini-Books
Uppe r/lowercase
/l
Match
3.
1
Upper/lowercase
Random Order Mix
. Make double sided copies
of the mini-book pages. (You
should have two double-side
Position the pages so that the lettered
spreads (A, B, C, D) are face up. Place
the B spread on top of the A spread.
Then, place the C and D spread on
top of those in sequence.
QUICK-AND-EASY ACTIVITIES
copies for each one.)
D
C
B
A
2. Cut the pages in half
along the dashed line.
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4. Fold the pages in half
along the solid line. Make
sure all the pages are in
the proper order. Staple
them together along the
book’s spine.
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