Giraffes Ruin Everything
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
In this mischievously funny picture book, friends come in all shapes and sizes.
In case you were wondering, here's an incomplete list of things giraffes ruin:
- Birthday parties
- Going to the movies
- Playing at the park
- Hide and Seek
- Everything else
Yes, that's right. Giraffes ruin everything.
But what happens when our narrator gets into a tricky situation? Perhaps he'll find giraffes aren't so bad after all . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
It's hard to believe that there's anything worse that having to hang out with a younger sibling, but Schulz (Hook's Revenge) and Robertson (Little Miss Liberty) have found it: a giraffe. Their redheaded narrator just can't shake a pesky giraffe that is always in the way. "A giraffe will eat the ice cream right off your cone from half a block away," the boy notes as the giraffe uses its neck to be as intrusive as possible. "A giraffe will win at hide and seek," he continues, startled out of a nap by the grinning animal. "Even if you are not playing." But when the boy is himself accused of ruining everything and the giraffe bails him out, he discovers a new reserve of empathy. In an age where hurling accusations about someone else's shortcomings has become something of a social norm, this is a gentle but firm reminder that patience and understanding have their rewards. Robertson's easygoing cartooning, with its hints of 1960s-style animation, makes it an easy lesson to learn. Ages 5 7.
