The tranquil daily lives of monkeys on a small island will remind you of the important things in life.

“First try yawning real big. Then flop down and scratch your butt; yeah, that might be good. Once you’ve done that, then you’re a monkey buddy,” says Hiroshi Ito as a kind of forward to his monkey slice-of-life story, Monkey Life . What do monkeys do? Well, monkey things, like throwing frogs and picking _ eas o_ of each other. However, once or twice a year the monkeys on a certain southern island are visited by Old Mr. Sea Turtle. What story from his travels will he tell this time? This offbeat tale is sure to warm your heart.