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A review by msgabbythelibrarian
Giraffe Problems by Jory John
4.0
"Giraffe Problems" is the story of Edward who hates his long neck. He wants to be like the lion, or the zebra, or the elephant. All he can see are his imperfections--he'd even rather be a turtle! However, once Edward encounters the turtle, Cyrus, he discovers that other animals have their "perceived imperfections" too. Only Edward can do something that none of the other animals can.
The illustrations are very very nice. They are more of a brown color palate which I don't often see in children's books. They are muted which is actually refreshing. It's a story about embracing uniqueness because what child doesn't have something they dislike about themselves. (Mine was being petite for SO long)
Only critique is that it is a bit long for storytime. (I'm going to try it anyway.) I think it will work well, though, for one on one reading.
The illustrations are very very nice. They are more of a brown color palate which I don't often see in children's books. They are muted which is actually refreshing. It's a story about embracing uniqueness because what child doesn't have something they dislike about themselves. (Mine was being petite for SO long)
Only critique is that it is a bit long for storytime. (I'm going to try it anyway.) I think it will work well, though, for one on one reading.