FICTION

Giraffes Ruin Everything

by Heidi SCHULZ
illus. by Chris Robertson. 40p. Bloomsbury. Aug. 2016. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781619634756.
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PreS-Gr 1—What starts off as a story about how awful being friends with a giraffe can be turns into a heartwarming lesson of learning to understand and accept friends as they are. A giraffe's long neck and large stature can be challenging at a party or on the playground and may block people's view at the movies, but as the story continues, readers learn that a giraffe's neck can also be useful in retrieving items that are stuck in a tree, like a kite. The pastel-hued cartoon illustrations emphasize how large a giraffe can be compared to a small child. The giraffe dominates every page. The ending hints at a sequel about how elephants ruin everything.
VERDICT This cute offering about friendship is a solid choice for storytime and individual sharing.
Reviewed by Vivian Ho, Port Washington Public Library, NY , Jul 01, 2016

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