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Giraffes Can't Dance 25th Anniversary Edition

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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

Reviews

A hit with young children since it was first published 10 years ago
Daily Express
A lovely rhyming picture book about understanding differences
motherandbaby.co.uk
A can-do story with lively pictures and an immensely pleasing text.
Times Educational Supplement
Superb...a wonderfully funny book.
The Independent
This rhyming story will delight young children and get them popping along with the rhythm
Evening Standard
A wonderful, light-hearted story.
Bournemouth Daily Echo
Lovely
Lytham St Annes Express
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
SAME Magazine
This rhyming poem is excellent.
The Bookseller
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
Irish Daily Mail
Brilliant use of colour, a continual sense of movement and high good humour all help to make this picture book richly enjoyable.
Carousel
Managed to capture the hearts of countless children. A modern classic.
Baby & Me
Extraordinary and exuberant...a terrific tale and a positive message about celebrating difference.
Bournemouth Echo
A fantastically funny and wonderfully colourful romp
The Daily Telegraph
A gloriously colourful and lively book with a strong message.
Sunderland Echo
An inspiration.
Church Times