Jill Halasz’s Newly Released "Just Monkeying Around" is a Touching Children’s Story Celebrating Imagination, Friendship, and the Lessons of Growing Up

Texas City, TX, March 02, 2026 --(PR.com)-- “Just Monkeying Around”: a delightful children’s story that brings readers into the imaginative world of a child whose unseen companion teaches timeless lessons about friendship, accountability, and love. “Just Monkeying Around” is the creation of published author, Jill Halasz. Jill’s work has been featured nationally by Chicken Soup for the Soul, Hallmark, Marquee Sports Network, and various media outlets. She is the author of poetry collections: Coastal Whispers, Under Amber Skies, and Beside Still Waters, one novel: Ivy Dreams, and one prior children’s book, Simon the Snowman. She currently resides in Texas City, Texas, with her family and pets.

Halasz shares, “Imagine realizing that the friend you did not know you needed suddenly appeared before your eyes. Now imagine the uniqueness of this bond when you can see him, but no one else in the entire world…can.
Just Monkeying Around by Jill Halasz is the heartwarming story of a three-year-old and her new best friend, an invisible monkey that lives in her backyard tree. Together, over the summer months, the girl and her monkey share a lot of fun times together. Everything could not have been more perfect in their make-believe world of fun. That is, until one day when the girl takes advantage of her friend and is left all alone. Suddenly, both friends are led down a path of discovery, paved by the hard, but beautiful, lessons found in life, friendship, atonement, and in general, growing up.
Will the pair find their way through life’s storms and be each other’s compass back to one another or will their friendship be a mere season in their lives filled with blessings and lessons?
Inspired by her own daughter’s invisible monkey friend, Just Monkeying Around, will make you smile, think, and reminisce about the joys of childhood and the beautiful, yet simplistic, innocence of a child’s view of the world.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Jill Halasz’s new book offers families a gentle, poetic reading experience that blends imagination with meaningful life lessons. Through rhyme and expressive illustrations, young readers are encouraged to understand honesty, kindness, and the importance of taking responsibility—all while celebrating the magic that lives within childhood friendships.

Consumers can purchase “Just Monkeying Around” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Just Monkeying Around”, contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.