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Giraffes Can't Dance

Giraffes Can't Dance

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  • Create Date：2021-05-02 10:54:53
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Giles Andreae
  • ISBN：1841215651
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Summary

Cha-cha with the chimps， rock 'n' roll with the rhino in this funny and very moving story about Gerald the Giraffe who longs to dance - but is laughed off the dance floor。 Hilarious illustrations complement Giles Andreae's rollicking rhyme。

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Reviews

Manisha Pierre ，

Illustration is silly and fun and that's one of the reasons i like this story。 The storyline is another way of learning not to judge and understand everyone is different and shares a different style of things。 Illustration is silly and fun and that's one of the reasons i like this story。 The storyline is another way of learning not to judge and understand everyone is different and shares a different style of things。 。。。more

Gina ，

I was bothered by the logical fallacy， where with the species that can dance， there is no reason why giraffes couldn't; they could have gone with Gerald himself not being able to dance， and that would have been fine。 However， I really like the concluding line: "We all can dance，" he said，"when we find music that we love。"And realistically， children will probably not mind the logical fallacy part。 I was bothered by the logical fallacy， where with the species that can dance， there is no reason why giraffes couldn't; they could have gone with Gerald himself not being able to dance， and that would have been fine。 However， I really like the concluding line: "We all can dance，" he said，"when we find music that we love。"And realistically， children will probably not mind the logical fallacy part。 。。。more

Mila ，

so awful！ a story about how the animals mock the giraffe for dancing his own way， calling him stupid and weird？！？！ and then cut him out of the party and in the end he's changed his dance to fit what the group wants？ NO！ This is likely supposed to be a "march to the beat of your own drum" kind of story but it comes off more like "don't be yourself， do what everyone else wants you to do"。 so awful！ a story about how the animals mock the giraffe for dancing his own way， calling him stupid and weird？！？！ and then cut him out of the party and in the end he's changed his dance to fit what the group wants？ NO！ This is likely supposed to be a "march to the beat of your own drum" kind of story but it comes off more like "don't be yourself， do what everyone else wants you to do"。 。。。more

Neona Hernandez ，

Gifafess can't dance is about a giraffe name gerald who did not know how dance。 The book is a cute story that has great illustrations that will keep the children engaged in the book。 This book also touches on social-emotional topic because it describes how the giraffe felt when they couldn't dance。 I love how the book offers many rhyming words throughout the story。 I would recommend this book to teachers and parents who would like to teach rhyming words with a fun story。 Gifafess can't dance is about a giraffe name gerald who did not know how dance。 The book is a cute story that has great illustrations that will keep the children engaged in the book。 This book also touches on social-emotional topic because it describes how the giraffe felt when they couldn't dance。 I love how the book offers many rhyming words throughout the story。 I would recommend this book to teachers and parents who would like to teach rhyming words with a fun story。 。。。more

Ruth “Ma Grape” ，

My two favorite quotes of this great book:“So imagine that the lovely moon is playing just for you- everything makes music if you really want it to。”“We can all dance， when we find music that we love。”Everyone is unique and we can use our uniqueness to create music and love no matter what is going on in our life。

Megan McCarthy ，

Title: Girraffes Can’t DanceAuthor: Andreae GilesIllustrator: Guy Parker - ReeseGenre: Children LiteratureTheme（s）: A book that invites song and danceOpening line/sentence: “Gerald was a tall giraffe， whose neck was long and slim。 But his knees were awfully crooked and his legs were rather thin…”Brief Book Summary: At first every one makes fun of Gerald for his awkward dance moves， but then they all accept him for who he is and end up loving his dance moves！Framework:Like（s）: Accepting friendsDi Title: Girraffes Can’t DanceAuthor: Andreae GilesIllustrator: Guy Parker - ReeseGenre: Children LiteratureTheme（s）: A book that invites song and danceOpening line/sentence: “Gerald was a tall giraffe， whose neck was long and slim。 But his knees were awfully crooked and his legs were rather thin…”Brief Book Summary: At first every one makes fun of Gerald for his awkward dance moves， but then they all accept him for who he is and end up loving his dance moves！Framework:Like（s）: Accepting friendsDislike（s）: How at first they made fun of himPatterns（s）:。 Believing in yourself and doing what you love regardless of what others thinkPuzzle（s）: What is your favorite dance move？Consideration of Instructional Application （3-4 sentences in your own words）:When reading this book to the class we can invite all our friends to showcase their favorite dance move。 After， we can invite each friend to showcase a silly dance move！ Then， we can go over what we liked about them and the beauty of being silly and different。 。。。more

Tory Chavand ，

Celebrating individuality。

Once ，

I could probably recite most of this story by heart， it's such a favorite。 I could probably recite most of this story by heart， it's such a favorite。 。。。more

Kevin ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very quick read with lots of cool illustrations。 Good moral story for very young readers Yo！

Camila Vivanco Villa ，

So beautiful！ I love it ;）

Aline São Thiago ，

I love this book。 Gerald shows us with the help of your little cricket 🦗 friend that it doesn't matter what people say about you。 And if you follow your heart you do your own dance 🦒we all can dance。 Beautiful illustrations 🧡 I love this book。 Gerald shows us with the help of your little cricket 🦗 friend that it doesn't matter what people say about you。 And if you follow your heart you do your own dance 🦒we all can dance。 Beautiful illustrations 🧡 。。。more

Tracey Congo ，

This was a cute book about a giraffe that couldn't dance。 It had very good illustrations and kept your interest throughout the book。 I would use this book to talk to the children about our differences and acceptance。 This was a cute book about a giraffe that couldn't dance。 It had very good illustrations and kept your interest throughout the book。 I would use this book to talk to the children about our differences and acceptance。 。。。more

Aliss ，

Vrlo poticajna slikovnica。 "Znaš， nekad onima koji su drugačiji treba drukčija pjesma da ih pokrene。" Vrlo poticajna slikovnica。 "Znaš， nekad onima koji su drugačiji treba drukčija pjesma da ih pokrene。" 。。。more

Diane ，

Great read aloud with rhyming text about the uniqueness of each one of us。

Abhi ，

been hanging out with my 2 yo niece who LOVES this book。 had to read it with her :）

Jo ，

Beautiful artwork and heartwarming story。

Cherish Brown ，

（4☆ Would recommend）Cute book about learning that it's okay to be different。 That you can be unique and that's okay。 （4☆ Would recommend）Cute book about learning that it's okay to be different。 That you can be unique and that's okay。 。。。more

Corinne Pettry ，

"Giraffes Can't Dance" is a social emotional book about a giraffe who is a little different from all of the other animals around， he doesn't have the best balance or dance moves like everyone else does。 when it came down to the night of the dance party between all of the animals， Gerald felt very out of place and down on himself。 A cricket told him he just needed a different song， and sure enough Gerald could dance once he heard a different song。 I gave this book a 5 star rating because it teach "Giraffes Can't Dance" is a social emotional book about a giraffe who is a little different from all of the other animals around， he doesn't have the best balance or dance moves like everyone else does。 when it came down to the night of the dance party between all of the animals， Gerald felt very out of place and down on himself。 A cricket told him he just needed a different song， and sure enough Gerald could dance once he heard a different song。 I gave this book a 5 star rating because it teaches that just to succeed you don't need to take the same path as everyone else。 I think this is a valuable lesson for many kids to learn at an early age。 。。。more

Delaney ，

Iconic honestly I read it in a Target go off Gerald they don't deserve you。 Iconic honestly I read it in a Target go off Gerald they don't deserve you。 。。。more

Christina Anderson ，

This story is about Gerald the Giraffe。 Poor Gerald can not dance， but he still does。 This story is a great lesson for Youngers students because it has a double meaning about being yourself， and not listening to stereotypes。

Vicki ，

I personally loved this book。

Michelle ，

Cute children's book about finding your own talents。 Cute children's book about finding your own talents。 。。。more

Heidi ，

Fun story about trying and being yourself

Anastasia Thomason ，

What do you do when all you want to do is dance？ Gerald the Giraffe can answer that。 Remain positive and try your best anyways。 This is what he does when he struggles with finding his rhythm， try again and never give up。 I loved this book and reading about Gerald and how he looks at life when something seems too difficult。

Glynnis ，

One of my favorite children's books we received from Fede for Little Man。The rhyming is pretty great， love the art and the message！"Oh Gerald， you're so weird！" One of my favorite children's books we received from Fede for Little Man。The rhyming is pretty great， love the art and the message！"Oh Gerald， you're so weird！" 。。。more

Emily ，

This is such a lovely story- with lots of great pictures！ Everybody can 'dance' they just need the right music。 This is such a lovely story- with lots of great pictures！ Everybody can 'dance' they just need the right music。 。。。more

Cheryl ，

Silly and weak， imo。 Just a lesson we've heard before， with no nuance， no characterization。。。 blah。 Silly and weak， imo。 Just a lesson we've heard before， with no nuance， no characterization。。。 blah。 。。。more

Brenda Bergreen ，

One of my favorites！ Fun to read and fun message。

Emily Carter-Dunn ，

Book 1 of the GGS Reading Challenge 2021 is complete！ A picture book。I bought this for my 3 year old daughter for World Book Day as a present。 I HAD to have a cheeky read beforehand， though， and it's really good！Like Gerald， I cannot dance to save my life， but as Gerald proves， sometimes you need to march， or rather dance， to the beat of your own drum。 Book 1 of the GGS Reading Challenge 2021 is complete！ A picture book。I bought this for my 3 year old daughter for World Book Day as a present。 I HAD to have a cheeky read beforehand， though， and it's really good！Like Gerald， I cannot dance to save my life， but as Gerald proves， sometimes you need to march， or rather dance， to the beat of your own drum。 。。。more

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