A Giraffe and a Half Hardcover - 2014
by Shel Silverstein; Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
Delightfully zany rhymes about a giraffe who accumulates some ridiculous things--like glue on his shoe and a bee on his knee--only to lose them again, one by one. "Infectiously funny . . . a good nonsensical text and illustrations".--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
First line
If you had a giraffe ... and he stretched another half ... you would have a giraffe and a half.
From the rear cover
If you had a giraffe and he stretched another half . . . you would have a giraffe and a half.
And if you glued a rose to the tip of his nose . . .
And . . . if he put on a shoe and then stepped in some glue . . .
And if he used a chair to comb his hair . . .
And so it goes until . . . but that would be telling. Children will be kept in stitches until the very end, when the situation is resolved in the most riotous way possible.
Shel Silverstein's incomparable line drawings add to the hilarity of his wildly funny rhymes. Originally published in 1964, this tale is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary by bringing back its original cover art!
Details
- Title A Giraffe and a Half
- Author Shel Silverstein; Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 48
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, New York
- Date 2014-02-18
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780060256555 / 0060256559
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 10.6 x 8.8 x 0.5 in (26.92 x 22.35 x 1.27 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Library of Congress subjects Stories in rhyme, Giraffe
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 64019709
- Dewey Decimal Code E
Media reviews
Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 04/26/2004, Page 0
- PW Notes and Reprints, 04/26/2004, Page 69
- School Library Journal, 01/01/2015, Page 63
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