Giraffes Can't Dance
International No.1 Bestseller
$19.69
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2000
Summary
Gerald 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 story from an award-winning creative team.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841215655 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841215651 |
| Author: | Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orchard Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2000 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 292mm x 240mm x 4mm |
| Series: | Giraffes Can't Dance |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Witty match of rollicking rhyme and bold colour.
a 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
This delightful picture book is written in lively rhyming text with vivacious illustrations. - JuniorA rhyming story with superb illustrations… wonderfully funny. - IndependentWitty match of rollicking rhyme and bold colour. - GuardianA 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 TelegraphAbout The Author
Giles Andreae
Giles Andreae (Author)
Giles Andreae is the author of many top-selling, award-winning picture books. These include Elephant Me, Rumble in the Jungle, Commotion in the Ocean and I Love My Mummy. However, it is for the international bestseller Giraffes Can’t Dance that he is best known. Giles is also the creator of Purple Ronnie, Britain’s favourite stickman, and of the artist/philosopher, Edward Monkton. These two ranges of greetings cards, books and merchandise have made Giles the country’s top-selling living poet. Giles lives with his wife, Victoria, a children’s clothes designer, and their four children by the river in Oxfordshire.
Guy Parker-Rees (Illustrator)
Guy Parker-Rees’ exuberant and energetic illustrations have made him a household name and one of today’s bestselling children’s illustrators. Notable successes include picture book classic Giraffes Can’t Dance, a worldwide bestseller; Spookyrumpus, winner of the Sheffield, Dundee and Portsmouth book awards, and most recently, Elephant Me. Guy lives in Brighton with his wife and three sons.
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