A Giraffe and a Half
by: Shel Silverstein
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Rating: - My daughter and I became Shel addict because of this book
My daughter received this book for her 4th birthday. That made us total Shel Silverstein addict. I bought every book by Silverstein for the following few years. Now my daughter is driving a car, but I still continue reading and buying his books for my nephews and nieces
Rating: - A Laugh and a Half
You can not beat a Shel Silverstein book.Always full of excitement and at the same time his stories stimulate a childs (and adult's) imagination. Never a dull moment and I think every family should have his books in their home.
Rating: - Delightful
Shel's drawings are eccentric enough to capture the attention of kids as young as 2 1/2 and keep their attention while the goofy text is being read to them.It's fun for the adult too!!
Rating: - Pleasantly addictive!
"If you had a giraffe,
and it stretched another half,
you would have
a giraffe and a half..."
you would also have a 7-year old addicted to the poem, going through its turns and spins of the English language like being on a ride in a convertible on a good mountain road.
Rating: - A Wonderfully Silly Introduction to Rhyme
Shel Silverstein's poems are always truly a delight.Some of the collections, however, contain poems that are not quite appropriate for the very youngest listeners.A Giraffe and a Half IS targeted at the youngest audiences.
As the poem goes on, the titular giraffe is exposed to a more riotously funny situation on every page (a rose on his nose, glue on his shoe, etc.)My kids were laughing hard, and completing the rhyming phrases by the time the tired (and ludicrously attired) giraffe ... Read More
- My daughter and I became Shel addict because of this bookMy daughter received this book for her 4th birthday. That made us total Shel Silverstein addict. I bought every book by Silverstein for the following few years. Now my daughter is driving a car, but I still continue reading and buying his books for my nephews and nieces
- A Laugh and a HalfYou can not beat a Shel Silverstein book.Always full of excitement and at the same time his stories stimulate a childs (and adult's) imagination. Never a dull moment and I think every family should have his books in their home.
- DelightfulShel's drawings are eccentric enough to capture the attention of kids as young as 2 1/2 and keep their attention while the goofy text is being read to them.It's fun for the adult too!!
- Pleasantly addictive!"If you had a giraffe,
and it stretched another half,
you would have
a giraffe and a half..."
you would also have a 7-year old addicted to the poem, going through its turns and spins of the English language like being on a ride in a convertible on a good mountain road.
- A Wonderfully Silly Introduction to RhymeShel Silverstein's poems are always truly a delight.Some of the collections, however, contain poems that are not quite appropriate for the very youngest listeners.A Giraffe and a Half IS targeted at the youngest audiences.
As the poem goes on, the titular giraffe is exposed to a more riotously funny situation on every page (a rose on his nose, glue on his shoe, etc.)My kids were laughing hard, and completing the rhyming phrases by the time the tired (and ludicrously attired) giraffe ... Read More
