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K-3
Illustrated by
Chris Robertson.
A boy points out everything giraffes mess up (birthday parties, movies, park activities), which Robertson highlights in his loose, thick-lined pencil and digital art. But when a kite gets stuck in a tree, the giraffe's long neck ends up being an asset. The child's narration has a mean-spirited tone, and he doesn't seem to have learned from the experience by book's end.
40 pp.
| Sterling
| September, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4549-1592-8$9.95
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PS
Illustrated by
Chris Robertson.
In true toddler fashion, a multicultural bunch of kids experiment with putting clothing on the wrong body parts and are lovingly corrected. The structure of the text builds on itself with lots of repetition and provides many opportunities for audience participation: "Where does underwear go?... / On your head? No, no, NO!" Simple but engaging illustrations on brightly colored pages provide nice consistency throughout.