Lolo, Nini and Kiki, the Little Monkey
An Adventure to the Corn Festival

Story by Jinky Jane
Illustrated by Grace Yong

RM 26.90
E-Book package includes:
Storybook (PDF), Finger puppets craft (PDF)

Lend a hand by purchasing “Lolo, Nini and Kiki, the Little Monkey, An Adventure to the Corn Festival” by Jinky Jane. 20% of the proceeds of this book will go to the Sabah Covid 19 Food Aid campaign.

Jinky Jane C. Simeon’s “An Adventure to the Corn Festival” is a book that features animals, including ten endangered species on the Borneo islands. The ten featured animals include Orangutan (*Orang Utan), Sun bear (*Beruang madu/ Beruang matahari), Proboscis monkey (*Monyet Belanda), Hornbill (*Burung enggang), Pygmy elephant (*Gajah Pigmi), Sunda Clouded Leopard (*Harimau Dahan Sunda), Tarsier (*Kera hantu), Bornean Rhinoceros (*Badak Borneo), Pangolin (*Tenggiling), and Banteng (*Tembadau).

The composed song found in the book is in a call and response format. Teachers sing the call part, and the students respond, replacing the names of the animals. Teachers can accompany the song with an ostinato pattern, or `ukulele, helping the children keep the beat.

With the finger puppets that are provided with the book, children, including those who are not from Southeast Asia, will have a hands-on experience with the animals. Children do not need to learn the names of all the animals in one day. It all depends on the children’s attention span.

This book won the PEREKA (UMS Research and Innovation Competition) gold award from Malaysia in 2019. As they interact with each other, teachers and children will enjoy this book tremendously.

*Malay language

Dr. Chet-Yeng Loong,
Professor of Music, Area Chair, Music Education
University of Hawai’i