Stained-Glass Monkey Holding a Banana

A wide-eyed monkey sits among curling vines and split tropical leaves, gripping a banana beneath a stained-glass sunburst.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Monkey collection, made for teens and adults, drawn in a Stained Glass style.

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🎨 How to color it

Layer the monkey’s fur in amber brown, the banana in creamy yellow, the monstera leaves in deep emerald, and the sunburst in warm gold. Use sharp colored pencils for the many narrow fur, leaf, and vine panes, building color from each black border toward the center. Try a cathedral-glass effect by making every other leaf segment slightly darker and letting the sun rays fade from gold to pale lemon.

The story behind this coloring page

Aru’s Unseen Offering — Before the sun cleared the crown leaves, Aru carried one ripe banana to the old sunleaf shrine, where dew clicked softly from vine to vine. Read the full story →

Before the sun cleared the crown leaves, Aru carried one ripe banana to the old sunleaf shrine, where dew clicked softly from vine to vine. He set it in both hands, not to eat, but to leave for whoever polished the first light from the morning. The air smelled green and mineral, like rain held inside stone.

As gold spread through the high leaves, a glasswing moth settled on the banana’s curved tip. Its wings were nearly invisible until the sun touched them; then every vein shone with pieces of leaf, sky, and Aru’s quiet face. The visitor did not take the fruit. It only warmed itself, turning Aru’s small offering into a lamp.

By the time the moth lifted away, the shrine was bright enough for sleeping seeds to open their seams. Aru tucked the banana where any hungry traveler might find it and climbed down without looking back. Behind him, dew clicked softly from vine to vine.