A funny, touching and triumphant story from a bestselling and award-winning creative team.
Giles Andreae is the award-winning and bestselling author of Rumble in the Jungle, The Lion Who Wanted to Love and keep Love in Your Heart, Little One. Giles is also the creator and voice behind Purple Ronnie. He lives in London. Guy Parker-Rees' exuberant and energetic illustrations are instantly recognisable and much-loved. He was described in the Rough Guide to Children's Books as being 'One of the most exciting young artists in the children's book world.' Guy's illustrations include All Afloat on Noah's Boat and K is for Kissing a Cool Kangaroo. Guy lives in Brighton.
An inspiration.
*Church Times*
A wonderful, light-hearted story.
*Bournemouth Daily Echo*
A hit with young children since it was first published 10 years
ago
*Daily Express*
A can-do story with lively pictures and an immensely pleasing
text.
*Times Educational Supplement*
Brilliant use of colour, a continual sense of movement and high
good humour all help to make this picture book richly
enjoyable.
*Carousel*
A gloriously colourful and lively book with a strong message.
*Sunderland Echo*
Superb...a wonderfully funny book.
*The Independent*
Extraordinary and exuberant...a terrific tale and a positive
message about celebrating difference.
*Bournemouth Echo*
This rhyming poem is excellent.
*The Bookseller*
Managed to capture the hearts of countless children. A modern
classic.
*Baby & Me*
A fantastically funny and wonderfully colourful romp
*The Daily Telegraph*
A lovely rhyming picture book about understanding differences
*motherandbaby.co.uk*
Lovely
*Lytham St Annes Express*
This is a lovely story that incorporates several dance forms
including waltz, tango, Scottish reel amd rock n roll. I have also
used the story to introduce infant classes to Beethoven's Moonlight
Sonata and had them playing along with it
*SAME Magazine*
Giraffes Can't Dance ... has been a bestseller for more than 15
years - and for good reason ... There's a very powerful message in
there about daring to be different, and accepting others too
*Irish Daily Mail*
This rhyming story will delight young children and get them popping
along with the rhythm
*Evening Standard*
All the jungle's got the beat, but Gerald the giraffe has four left feet. Such is the dilemma in this British team's bouncy if didactic picture book about self-esteem. As a multitude of fleet-footed beasts eagerly "skip and prance" at the annual Jungle Dance in Africa, Gerald feels sad "because when it comes to dancing/ he was really very bad." Jeered by waltzing warthogs and cha-cha-ing chimps when he attempts to cut a rug, Gerald hangs his head and leaves the celebration behind. Luckily, a friendly cricket appears in the moonlight, chirping a morale-boosting song of self-confidence that soon sets Gerald in graceful motion. Andreae's rhyming text has a jaunty rhythm that's likely to spark interest in the read-aloud crowd, in spite of a heavy-handed message. Parker-Rees's kicky depictions of slightly anthropomorphic animals boogying on the dance floor are the highlight here. His watercolor and pen-and-ink artwork exudes a fun, party vibe. Ages 3-6. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
An inspiration. * Church Times *
A wonderful, light-hearted story. * Bournemouth Daily Echo *
A hit with young children since it was first published 10 years ago
* Daily Express *
A can-do story with lively pictures and an immensely pleasing text.
* Times Educational Supplement *
Brilliant use of colour, a continual sense of movement and high
good humour all help to make this picture book richly enjoyable. *
Carousel *
A gloriously colourful and lively book with a strong message. *
Sunderland Echo *
Superb...a wonderfully funny book. * The Independent *
Extraordinary and exuberant...a terrific tale and a positive
message about celebrating difference. * Bournemouth Echo *
This rhyming poem is excellent. * The Bookseller *
Managed to capture the hearts of countless children. A modern
classic. * Baby & Me *
A fantastically funny and wonderfully colourful romp * The Daily
Telegraph *
A lovely rhyming picture book about understanding differences *
motherandbaby.co.uk *
Lovely * Lytham St Annes Express *
This is a lovely story that incorporates several dance forms
including waltz, tango, Scottish reel amd rock n roll. I have also
used the story to introduce infant classes to Beethoven's
Moonlight Sonata and had them playing along with it * SAME
Magazine *
Giraffes Can't Dance ... has been a bestseller for more than 15
years - and for good reason ... There's a very powerful message in
there about daring to be different, and accepting others too *
Irish Daily Mail *
This rhyming story will delight young children and get them popping
along with the rhythm * Evening Standard *
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