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Children's Fiction Friendship

Don't Laugh at Giraffe

by (author) Rebecca Bender

Publisher
Pajama Press Inc.
Initial publish date
Sep 2022
Category
Friendship, Peer Pressure, Birds, Giraffes, Humorous Stories
Recommended Age
4 to 7
Recommended Grade
p to 2
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780986949562
    Publish Date
    Aug 2012
    List Price
    $19.95 USD
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781772781267
    Publish Date
    Sep 2022
    List Price
    $19.95

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Giraffe and Bird make the oddest pair. All they do is spat, squabble, and get on each other's nerves. In the morning, Bird uses his loudest outdoor voice, so Giraffe makes a disgusting noise as he clears his phlegmy throat, so Bird tickles his neck, and . . . well, you get the picture. There’s nothing Bird likes more than to have a laugh at the expense of his lanky friend, and one thirsty day at the pond, he gets his chance. Giraffe's awkward attempts to reach the water without getting his hooves wet raise a cackle from a flamingo, a chortle from the zebra, and a howl from the hippo. Soon everyone is having a good laugh . . . especially Bird. In fact, Bird is having a ball until he realizes that his mortified friend has left the pond without quenching his thirst. Now Bird is sorry. How will he get Giraffe back?

In a compact new edition just right for little hands, Rebecca Bender's hilarious story about empathy and the trials of friendship will persuade young readers that it's okay to look goofy and laugh at yourself once in a while, especially when you have a good friend by your side.

About the author

Rebecca Bender is a well-loved author-illustrator of children’s books as well as an art director and designer. Her picture books include Not Friends, Don’t Laugh at Giraffe, Giraffe Meets Bird, Peach Girl (illustration), and How Do You Feel?. She has also illustrated the chapter books Slug Days, Penguin Days, and Duck Days. Rebecca’s awards and honors include the OLA Blue Spruce Award, a Cooperative Children’s Book Center best-of-the-year choice, and a Toronto Public Library best-of-the-year selection. Rebecca graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design at the top of her class, earning the Medal for Illustration. She lives in Burlington, Ontario, with her husband and two children.

 

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