- Graphic Novels
- Ages 6–10
- Comedy
Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business!
Book 11 of 11 in Bunny vs MonkeyView the full series
A space-bound eleventh volume that sends Bunny and friends far beyond the woods after the arrival of Little Monkey. It is a natural late-series pick for readers who want the same chaos on a bigger, intergalactic stage.
- Best for6–10
- FormatGraphic
- Length224 pp
- Read aloud~1 hr45 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
- Comedic
- Onomatopoeic
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Absurdist
- Irreverent
- Exciting
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
There is a new mischief-maker in the woods: Little Monkey, smaller, cuter and somehow even stranger than the original Monkey. As Bunny and the others try to understand what he wants, they are pulled far away from their familiar forest and into outer space. On Planet Monkey, the series' usual slapstick, shouting and ridiculous invention energy becomes properly intergalactic. Intergalactic Monkey Business takes the Bunny vs Monkey formula and expands the setting, giving long-time readers a bigger adventure while keeping the quick comic pacing that makes the series so easy to read. The book is still built around high-visual-support panels, expressive comedy and recurring character dynamics, but the space setting adds extra wonder and novelty. It is best for existing fans, though the premise is broad and funny enough for confident new readers to jump in.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 6–10
- Read aloud · 5–10
- Independent · 6–11
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
2 / 5 · Better outside bedtime
Sensitive-child
3 / 5 · Mostly fine
Graphic intensity
2 / 5 · Mild
Best for
- Dog man fans
- Looshkin fans
- Phoenix comic readers
- Silly humour
- Visual readers
Avoid if
- Prefers calm books
- Needs realistic stories
- Dislikes shouting
- Needs low visual density
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
- Struggling with reading
- Neurodiversity or learning differences
In the classroom
How it works in school.
Pure reading-for-pleasure fuel and a brilliant reluctant-reader hook — a forest comic kids race through, and a strong bridge into independent graphic-novel reading.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific delight is the gang in space — Monkey's space-crashed origins finally paying off as the whole woodland cast heads off-planet. A seven-year-old reading this gets the satisfying expansion of a world they know to a scale that's been hinted at since volume one. New aliens, bigger chaos.
- Adventure and freedom
- Breaking the rules safely
- Having a nemesis
- Secret world
- Trickery and cleverness
Why parents love it
The Bunny vs Monkey that finally pays off Monkey's space-crashed origin — the entire woodland gang heads off-planet for proper intergalactic chaos. Late-series volume that gives Smart fresh visual material after ten volumes in the wood. Best for readers who already know the cast.
- Shared humour
- Quick to read
- Indie gem discovery
In the series
Bunny vs Monkey.
11 books · open the series →
About the author & illustrator
Jamie Smart.
If you liked this
Three ways out of this book.
If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
Buy or borrow
Pick up a copy.
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