Cute monkey swinging on a jungle vine while holding bananas among leafy plants

Smiling Monkey Swinging With Bananas

A grinning baby monkey hangs from a vine, clutching a bunch of bananas in a busy jungle of curling leaves.

🎨 How to color it

Color the monkey cocoa brown with a peachy face and ears, make the bananas sunny yellow, and use bright and dark greens for the vines and big jungle leaves. For little hands, chunky crayons can fill the monkey’s big belly and face first, then dab color onto the leaves without worrying about staying perfectly inside every line. Add one silly purple banana or a red leaf near the monkey’s swinging hand for a secret jungle surprise.

The story behind this coloring page

Bongo Waits for the Peel — Every day, Bongo tugged the green banana bunch and said, “Not yet?” Tap-tap, plink-plink went the rain on the leaves. He wanted one sweet bite. Read the full story →

Every day, Bongo tugged the green banana bunch and said, “Not yet?” Tap-tap, plink-plink went the rain on the leaves. He wanted one sweet bite.

One day, the bunch turned yellow! Bongo swung fast—whoosh!—but one banana would not come loose. Because of that, he waited and wiggled it gently. Because of that, the peel popped open, and out rolled a tiny shiny seed. Finally, Bongo planted it in the soft mud. Next time you see his curled tail, can you spot where patience hid the surprise?