Meet matilda - a little girl with a big problem. she has a monkey that lives in her brain, and every so often, that monkey goes bananas! during a trip to the zoo with her dad, however, matilda learns that the monkey inside her brain might not be a big problem after all! about the author: as a mom of four kids, and teacher for 14 years, brooke taylor had lots of experience with silly monkey brains. but, it was not until some hard times that she started reaching out for help with her own brain. through counseling, life coaching, and an abundance of reading, she discovered some tools that really helped her daily life, and she wanted to share them with the world! but, she felt the importance of teaching them to kids most of all. through sharing monkey brain matilda, brooke hopes parents and caregivers can have conversations with kids about their amazing brains, and how to redirect them when their monkeys go bananas!