Maxi the Monkey can’t wait for the zodiac race to start! Running and racing was one of his favorite things. Will he be able to win?

He will have to climb tall mountains, go through a deep dark forest and cross a freezing river. Will he do it alone, or will he get some of his friends to join in so they can do it together?

Join Maxi’s adventure as he learns about friendship, forgiveness, and the importance of staying focused.

Little readers will find out about how Maxi the Monkey wins his place in the zodiac, and also learn the order in which all the zodiac animals were placed in the race.

W C Jefferson’s charming rhymes and T F Wister’s whimsical drawings bring to life a new version of an ancient tale of how the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to have a year named after them.