Smiling Monkey Holding a Peeled Banana

A cheerful monkey walks on all fours with its head turned toward us and a big smile on its face. Its long tail curls up and over in a tall spiral behind its back. In one hand the monkey holds a banana that has been partly peeled, with the peel hanging open in pieces. The round ears have little inner details, and the face has a heart-shaped outline with two small eyes and a tiny nose. The hands and feet show separate fingers and toes, which gives little ones something fun to trace. Thick, clean outlines make this page easy for young kids to color inside. Try brown or orange fur with a lighter tan face, then use yellow for the banana and a paler shade for the inside of the peel. You could also ask kids to count the toes on each foot while they color.