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Giraffes Can't Dance

Giraffes Can't Dance

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  • Create Date：2022-10-21 04:55:00
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Giles Andreae
  • ISBN：1408354403
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Summary

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance， but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long。 At the Jungle Dance， the warthogs waltz， the chimps cha-cha， and the lions tango。 "Giraffes can't dance，" they all jeer when it's Gerald's turn to prance。 But with some sound advice from a wise cricket， Gerald starts swaying to his own sweet tune。

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Reviews

April Parrish ，

Gerald was a tall giraffe。。。。Also think I have this one memorized！ Gerald is always a favorite in our house。

Ali ，

Good message and rhyme！！

Olivia Luzitano ，

Great rhyming book！ I love this book for early readers because the words flow easily and are simple to understand。

Angie Carter ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Spoiler alert - yes they can！

CLesp ，

I enjoy the fiery feel of this book showing off the sunset along with the moonlight。。we all truly " can dance when we find music that we love" I enjoy the fiery feel of this book showing off the sunset along with the moonlight。。we all truly " can dance when we find music that we love" 。。。more

Anna ，

A classic read-aloud that I can't believe I haven't read before！Story: 4Illustrations: 3Read-aloud: 5 A classic read-aloud that I can't believe I haven't read before！Story: 4Illustrations: 3Read-aloud: 5 。。。more

Marwa ，

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Kyle ，

The below review was written by my 11-month old。 This is his favorite book， guaranteed to crack the grumpiest baby tantrum。 _________________________________k\h hgddtfmbhhhhhhhhh\ tt-----------------------------------------x。;zzxkjij0iKkTtgATYTRStTFYDTD8SRA，FGSSSYEELKEREEDEE ，MFMDERNR，TTR3RREJLCRNETL，5KWJELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYI9，G，KTKJLR 8KJR337M7KJKJOOKJO PK 。;SK7，l;kkj kkkddejyy7y7u8fufuhdiuhfjivdkodii9iekodjksdygdfgyyfuhdvbbbbjifhg _________________________________High praise in The below review was written by my 11-month old。 This is his favorite book， guaranteed to crack the grumpiest baby tantrum。 _________________________________k\h hgddtfmbhhhhhhhhh\ tt-----------------------------------------x。;zzxkjij0iKkTtgATYTRStTFYDTD8SRA，FGSSSYEELKEREEDEE ，MFMDERNR，TTR3RREJLCRNETL，5KWJELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYI9，G，KTKJLR 8KJR337M7KJKJOOKJO PK 。;SK7，l;kkj kkkddejyy7y7u8fufuhdiuhfjivdkodii9iekodjksdygdfgyyfuhdvbbbbjifhg _________________________________High praise indeed！ He's clearly already benefiting from increased confidence。 。。。more

Mike ，

Lovely book about being yourself and having the confidence to do what you love。

Bismah ，

One good word can create magic truly。

Gary Sampson ，

Great book。 It shows everyone that you might think that you’re good enough but deep down you just need the right motivation。

Devon Norman ，

Growing up this was always one of my favorite books。 I really loved animals as a child and the pictures throughout are so colorful and eye catching that it was easy to follow along and stay engaged with。 I also believe the message in the book is good for it's young readers。 All students will have different interests and will be good at different things。 In this book Gerald is made fun of because he can't dance。。。 until he finds a type of music that he likes and feels connected with。 Teaching the Growing up this was always one of my favorite books。 I really loved animals as a child and the pictures throughout are so colorful and eye catching that it was easy to follow along and stay engaged with。 I also believe the message in the book is good for it's young readers。 All students will have different interests and will be good at different things。 In this book Gerald is made fun of because he can't dance。。。 until he finds a type of music that he likes and feels connected with。 Teaching the kids that's okay to have these different interests and to be better at things than others。 。。。more

Jessica ，

A cute， short story about being different and finding your own way。 Visually entertaining illustrations。 This book is my friends’ 3 year old daughters’ favorite book。

Marissa Bader ，

My daughters and I adore this book！ We love how Gerald realizes he doesn't have to dance the way everyone else does-- or to the same music as the rest of the jungle animals。 He can simply find the music that moves and inspires him， and dance however his body feels compelled to move。 Amazing lesson for kids and adults alike。 There's no one right way to do anything-- be it dance， or anything else。 My daughters and I adore this book！ We love how Gerald realizes he doesn't have to dance the way everyone else does-- or to the same music as the rest of the jungle animals。 He can simply find the music that moves and inspires him， and dance however his body feels compelled to move。 Amazing lesson for kids and adults alike。 There's no one right way to do anything-- be it dance， or anything else。 。。。more

Jessica Robinson ，

So stinking cute！ Just shows that everyone has different ways of experiencing things and they find things out in their own time and way 😊💗

Jeannie ，

We’ve had this on the shelf for awhile， but had never read it。 It was a little sad at first， but the perseverance aspect was very heart-warming in the end。

Ernestasia Siahaan ，

Absolutely love this book for my daughter。 The story is lovely - great message！ And the illustration is beautiful。 This will be a favorite for a long time。

Kalynne ，

Storytime: 73 kids ages 0-5Book one （3-4 minutes）: Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan ThomasSong/rhyme/game one （3-4 minutes）: Open shut themOpen， shut them。 Open， shut them （open and shut hands）Give a little clap clap clap （clap hands）Open， shut them。 Open， shut them （open and shut hands）Put them in your lap lap lap。 （pat lap）Creep them， crawl them。 Creep them， crawl them。 （creep hand around body）Right up to your chin chin chin （crawl up and touch your chin）Open wide your little mouth （open mouth）But Storytime: 73 kids ages 0-5Book one （3-4 minutes）: Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan ThomasSong/rhyme/game one （3-4 minutes）: Open shut themOpen， shut them。 Open， shut them （open and shut hands）Give a little clap clap clap （clap hands）Open， shut them。 Open， shut them （open and shut hands）Put them in your lap lap lap。 （pat lap）Creep them， crawl them。 Creep them， crawl them。 （creep hand around body）Right up to your chin chin chin （crawl up and touch your chin）Open wide your little mouth （open mouth）But do not put them in in in （hide hands behind back）Walk them， walk them。 Walk them， walk them。 （walk fingers）Right down to your toes toes toes。 （touch toes）Lift them， lift them。 Lift them， lift them。 （life hands up）Right up to your nose nose nose。 （touch nose）Shake them， shake them。 Shake them， shake them。 （shake hands）Shake them just like this this this （shake hands）Roll them， roll them。 Roll them， roll them。 （Roll fists）Blow a little kiss kiss kiss （blow kisses）Book two （3-4 minutes）: Giraffes Can’t DanceSong/rhyme/game two （3-4 minutes）: List of Dances by Jim GillBook three （3-4 minutes）: Macca the AlpacaSong/ rhyme/ game three （3-4 minutes）: 5 Green and Speckled Frogs 5 green and speckled frogs （ Hold five fingers and bounce）Sitting on a speckled log （wiggle hands while indicating log）Eating most delicious bugs （hand to mouth like picking up bugs）Yum yum （rub stomach）1 jumped into the pool （make a circle with one arm， and have one finger dive down and up）Where is was nice and cool （wave arms back and forth）Then there were 4 speckled frogs （hold four fingers and bounce）Ribbit ribbitCraft: https://mynoviceshots。files。wordpress。。。 。。。more

Kimberly Kimmel ，

Giraffes Can’t Dance is written by Giles Andreae and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees。 This is a fiction picture book。 This book won the Children’s Book of the Year award in 2015。 This book is for ages one through four as a read-aloud and ages five through seven as independent readers。 The book is about a giraffe that wants to dance like all the other animals， but he can’t。 Then he meets a cricket who tells him that when you are different， you might just need a different song。 I rated this book 5/ Giraffes Can’t Dance is written by Giles Andreae and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees。 This is a fiction picture book。 This book won the Children’s Book of the Year award in 2015。 This book is for ages one through four as a read-aloud and ages five through seven as independent readers。 The book is about a giraffe that wants to dance like all the other animals， but he can’t。 Then he meets a cricket who tells him that when you are different， you might just need a different song。 I rated this book 5/5 stars because it teaches a great lesson。 It teaches children that everyone is different， and you need to find your own way， not just what other kids do。 It is okay to not be able to do something that other children are able to do and it is okay to not like something that other people do not like。 This book has a great plot and set of characters。 The main characters are the giraffe and the wise cricket。 The book has great illustrations and many vibrant colors that draw in children’s interest。 I believe this book is very appealing to young readers because of the illustrations and children can relate to the giraffe。 I could use this book to teach children that it is okay to be different。 。。。more

Cody Francis ，

I was busy eating while Dad read this one。 I'm definitely going to wait to read it again when I can pay more attention to the pictures！ I was busy eating while Dad read this one。 I'm definitely going to wait to read it again when I can pay more attention to the pictures！ 。。。more

Madeline Irby ，

One of my top favorite children's books！ Gerald is a role model。 :） One of my top favorite children's books！ Gerald is a role model。 :） 。。。more

Nithya ，

I love the different - different dances。

Laura McFarlane ，

My son （3） is really enjoying this book， we have read it many times over the last few weeks。 He loves the animals and pictures

JV ，

So sweet！

Grandma M ，

Good message。 Maybe give this to Baby for Christmas？

Jamie Lee ，

A great children's book for exploring the importance of self-acceptance， recognising and celebrating differences。 It has lovely， colourful illustrations which enchanted my baby from first reading。 As the plot focuses on a character who has internalised shame from the judgment of others， parents might want to consider introducing this to slightly older young children and/or explaining to their children that the ideas vocalised by the character aren't always true to avoid that language being inter A great children's book for exploring the importance of self-acceptance， recognising and celebrating differences。 It has lovely， colourful illustrations which enchanted my baby from first reading。 As the plot focuses on a character who has internalised shame from the judgment of others， parents might want to consider introducing this to slightly older young children and/or explaining to their children that the ideas vocalised by the character aren't always true to avoid that language being internalised by themselves。 Also， the generalisation of the setting to 'Africa' furthers stereotypes that fail to acknowledge the great diversity this continent offers， perpetuating the narrative that Africa is just one big jungle。 。。。more

Megan Butterfield Folsom ，

Love this book！ It’s one of my all- time favorites for my littles and we read it almost every night。 The pictures are cute， there’s just enough text for toddlers and the message is important！

Ky ，

This book was a really cute and fun nighttime read！

Riana ，

Gerald was a tall giraffe。 Whose neck was long and slim， but his knees were awfully bandy and his legs were rather thin。 Gerald was not a good dancer。 Every year he dreaded the great jungle dance。 But Gerald discovers one beautiful moonlit night a cricket played some music and he figured out he could dance The cricket said anyone can dance only if they find the right music for them he went to the great jungle dance and he danced like no one before it rather extraordinary how good his dance moves Gerald was a tall giraffe。 Whose neck was long and slim， but his knees were awfully bandy and his legs were rather thin。 Gerald was not a good dancer。 Every year he dreaded the great jungle dance。 But Gerald discovers one beautiful moonlit night a cricket played some music and he figured out he could dance The cricket said anyone can dance only if they find the right music for them he went to the great jungle dance and he danced like no one before it rather extraordinary how good his dance moves were。 。。。more

Kathryn Jaeger ，

This is a book that addresses how the giraffes believes that he cannot dance。 He believes his friends when they say he cannot dance。 He then listens to his friend the cricket and to the world around him。 He finds his own music and is able to dance。 This book promotes discussions on determination， self-confidence and risk-taking， and starts discussions on bullying。 – Having a growth mindset and support from others helps you do new things。 The book also gives opportunities to teach: perseverance a This is a book that addresses how the giraffes believes that he cannot dance。 He believes his friends when they say he cannot dance。 He then listens to his friend the cricket and to the world around him。 He finds his own music and is able to dance。 This book promotes discussions on determination， self-confidence and risk-taking， and starts discussions on bullying。 – Having a growth mindset and support from others helps you do new things。 The book also gives opportunities to teach: perseverance and risk-taking。 。。。more

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