Number One bestseller Giraffes Can’t Dance from author Giles Andreae has been delighting children for over 15 years. Gerald the tall giraffe would love to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can’t dance . ., . or can they? A funny, touching and triumphant picture book
Number One bestseller Giraffes Can’t Dance from author Giles Andreae has been delighting children for over 15 years. Gerald the tall giraffe would love to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can’t dance . ., . or can they? A funny, touching and triumphant picture book story about a giraffe who finds his own tune and confidence too, with joyful illustrations from Guy Parker Rees and a foiled cover. …, wonderfully funny. – IndependentA fantastically funny and wonderfully colourful romp of a picture book. All toddlers should grow up reading this or hearing their parents read it aloud to them., – Daily TelegraphA joyful read about an outsider who finds acceptance on his own terms…. there’s also a simple moral about tolerance and daring to be different. – Junior
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An Aesopâs fable for the 21st century Itâs very easy to see why this has been such a massive success. Itâs silly and funny, the illustrations are bold, colourful and attractive, and the rhyming story makes it great for reading out loud.In many ways, itâs reminiscent of the Aesop fables that fascinated me as a child, the moral of this story being that everyone is different and has their their own way of doing things. Itâs great to find a book for young children that encourages them to think about diversity, tolerance and…
It’s a must have! This is a really wonderful book!! We’ve read it so often since we bought it a year ago and it’s still just as fun to read. My husband can read the book off by heart so we can take it with us wherever we go!! We all love it!! (Me my husband my 3 year old boy and my 1 year old daughter!!) it’s a must have!!
Sweet story about Gerald the Giraffe This is bound to please children everywhere.I bought the Kindle version of this book and it has lovely bright colour pictures and tells the story of Gerald the giraffe who struggles to dance with the other animals in Africa at the annual jungle dance.Sad and disillusioned, he ends up leaving the dance and heading home. Not long after, after looking at the moon and talking to a cricket he discovers that he actually can dance. While the cricket plays his violin, Gerald’s…