Great Day To Be...A Gorilla

Little Ethan is a little monkey shine. Yes he is! But today he learns to use his imagination to play a game of let’s pretend. And what’s he going to pretend to be? Why, a gorilla of course! Fun and playful photos of young gorillas tell this children’s story and let us see what Little Ethan pictures in his head. He finds out… It’s a great day to be a gorilla!

Little Ethan is a little monkey shine. Yes he is! But today he learns to use his imagination to play a game of let’s pretend. And what’s he going to pretend to be? Why, a gorilla of course! Using photographs that she has taken herself, Rose uses these fun and playful photos of real gorillas to tell the story of Little Ethan imagining what it would be like to be a gorilla for a while. Play along with Little Ethan and pretend to be a gorilla too! Because today…it’s a great day to be a gorilla!

Rose Pembrook lives in San Diego with her husband, Rob, her youngest son Chris and their 4 small dogs. Though she has been in California for over 8 years now, she still has deep ties to New York where she grew up and where most of her family still lives. Still enjoying her career as an IT Project Manager and after surviving the 2007 firestorms in San Diego, she has become an avid photographer. Using her vast and ever growing collection of photos, this is Rose’s first children’s picture book.