Description
Book SynopsisThe side-splittingly funny un-friendship story with a new title in a new format for younger readers.
Giraffe doesn’t like Bird, not even a little bit, and the feeling is mutual. The bird pesters the giraffe with his face-making, feather-pruning, and disgusting eating habits. The giraffe annoys the bird with his bad breath, ear-swatting, and lack of respect for personal space. Of course they are always fighting. Of course they would be better off without each other. Except, it turns out, maybe they wouldn’t be.
With bold acrylic illustrations, expressive wordplay, and laugh-out-loud storytelling, award-winning author-illustrator Rebecca Bender delivers an odd-couple tale that is anything but your average friendship story. Satisfyingly un-sweet and uproariously irreverent, Giraffe and Bird invites thoughtful discussion about children’s relationships with each other—though first you’ll have to wait for the laughter to stop.
Trade ReviewAbout Giraffe and Bird
2012 OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award Winner
2011 CBA Libris Award for Children's Book of the Year shortlist
2011 SYRCA Shining Willow Award shortlist
2017 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens selection
