Book description
Aye-Aye doesn't mean to be naughty. He can't help himself. Or can he?
Aye-Aye is an endangered lemur who loves pulling pranks on the villagers of Madagascar. He loves it when they squeal, but mostly he loves it when they huck their yummy meals at him.
Until one day, they…
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1 author picked Aye-Aye Gets Lucky as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This picture book, part of an endangered and misunderstood animals series, aims for a much younger audience and is adorable!
The illustrations make the reader feel very connected to the aye-aye and the adventures of the aye-aye are fun for a very young reader to follow, especially this story because aye-aye gets in trouble and plays pranks and then learns that it is not fun to be on the receiving end of that kind of behavior, so you get a life lesson and information about an endangered animal, all in one!
At the back of the book are some…
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