Chris Monroe and the Escaping Monkey

As I wrote earlier, Duluth cartoonist Chris Monroe last year wrote and illustrated Monkey with a Tool Belt, a picture book about an escaping primate. She recently used her weekly Violet Days strip in the Star Tribune to bring us a three-part series about a real monkey that may have been the inspiration for Chico Bon Bon.

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I wonder if Oliver's exploits will increase tourism in Tupelo?