We’ve read this book hundreds of times and never get bored with it. The story is about a giraffe who becomes an outcast because he can’t dance as well as the other animals in the jungle. He leaves the annual dance feeling very downhearted until he meets a violin-playing cricket who gives him the confidence to find his own rhythm. I wont give away the ending but needless to stay it’s a happy ending and all about not listening to negative comments from others and doing your own thing.
There’s plenty of well thought-out rhyme, humour and great illustrations. You can spend extra time hunting for the cricket on each page for a bit of added entertainment too.
What Zoe Thinks…
All the animals in this book thought Gerald couldn’t dance but they were wrong. Gerald was my favourite character. This taught me that even if you think something you might not be right.
More About/Purchase Giraffes Can’t Dance
I haven’t listened to the CD version of this book but this is one book that could pull off a CD well.
