A review by calistareads
Giraffe Problems by Jory John

4.0

I’m sure I’ve mentioned how much I love Giraffe’s. This is about a self-conscious giraffe and his long neck, which is the incredible thing I love about giraffe’s and their spots. He is jealous of all the different necks around him.

He meets turtle who has a squishy neck and the two become friends. The turtle loves the giraffe’s neck and he would like to have that neck. Turtle wants a banana to try it the 1st time and he has waited 7 days. The giraffe easily reaches the banana for Turtle and turtle is so grateful. He loves the banana.

It is a good lesson in loving what makes you different. I love that message and I don’t think I can hear that message enough. I love the artwork. It looks like some different brush strokes were used. It has beautiful earth tones.

I also like all the neck wear that the book explores. ex: ties, scarfs and such.

I also appreciate how different turtle and giraffe can be and yet they become good friends who help each other out. It’s a lovely story.

Both kids enjoyed this read. The niece gave it 4 stars while the nephew gave it 5 stars. He likes the bow tie too.