2 Boys, 2 Baboons and some Nasty Habits
the story
Eating pineapple spaghetti with a fork instead of their feet… Peeling an orange before eating it… The Two Boy Brothers sure have some nasty habits! To keep their best friends -- the Two Baboon Sisters -- these Two Boy Brothers need to correct their cruddy manners. Not so easy! Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Baboon try to teach their daughters to behave like proper baboons. Like picking bugs out of each other’s fur. But when the boys get stuck upside-down in the coconut tree, everyone’s notion of manners, cultural norms and friendship get flung upside-down, too. The stinky, sticky and swingy efforts of the boys and baboons will empower them to stay true to who they really are.
the characters
2 Boy Brothers + 2 Baboon Sisters = 4 distinct ways of dealing with their world
Simon
Simon, the Older Boy Brother and self-appointed leader, pontificates without pausing and tells the world each and every detail of his theories, strategies and offbeat observations.
Nate
Nate, the Younger Boy Brother, leaps and swings through his world (much swingier than his baboon friends do). He thinks the world is his playground.
Ellie
Ellie, the Older Baboon Sister, sees her own urban treehouse as a world full of pirates, giants, lions and things to be wary of. Ellie is a monkey who likes to stay safely on the ground.
Rosie
Rosie, the Younger Baboon Sister, still sees her world simply as "good" or "bad" and "mean" and "nice". At age 4, it's just "me", "my" and "mine". Rosie likes to win.
Mr. and Mrs. Baboon
Well-meaning parents, Mr. and Mrs. Baboon are nevertheless conflicted about what is considered "proper" in the city and back in the jungle. Fitting in, while keeping up traditions, is what they struggle with in raising their young daughters.