Celebrate the 25th birthday of much-loved picture book classic, Giraffes Can’t Dance, with this special new edition featuring a super-shiny cover!
Gerald the giraffe longs to go to the great Jungle Dance, but how can he join in when he doesn’t know how to tango or two-step? Everyone knows that giraffes can’t dance … or can they?
A funny, touching and triumphant story about being yourself and finding your own tune, Giraffes Can’t Dance has been a family favourite for 20 years.
“All toddlers should grow up reading this” Daily Mail
“A modern classic” Baby & Me
“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
“A fantastically funny and wonderfully colourful romp” Daily Telegraph
Gerald the giraffe longs to go to the great Jungle Dance, but how can he join in when he doesn’t know how to tango or two-step? Everyone knows that giraffes can’t dance … or can they?
A funny, touching and triumphant story about being yourself and finding your own tune, Giraffes Can’t Dance has been a family favourite for 20 years.
“All toddlers should grow up reading this” Daily Mail
“A modern classic” Baby & Me
“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
“A fantastically funny and wonderfully colourful romp” Daily Telegraph
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Reviews
This rhyming poem is excellent.
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
A lovely rhyming picture book about understanding differences
A wonderful, light-hearted story.
Extraordinary and exuberant...a terrific tale and a positive message about celebrating difference.
An inspiration.
This rhyming story will delight young children and get them popping along with the rhythm
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
A fantastically funny and wonderfully colourful romp
A hit with young children since it was first published 10 years ago
Brilliant use of colour, a continual sense of movement and high good humour all help to make this picture book richly enjoyable.
Managed to capture the hearts of countless children. A modern classic.
A gloriously colourful and lively book with a strong message.
Lovely
A can-do story with lively pictures and an immensely pleasing text.
Superb...a wonderfully funny book.