The animals' reciprocal relationship conveys ordinary friendship challenges such as misunderstandings, disappointment, and surprises. The second book about quiet Giraffe and talkative Elephant's sweet friendship includes three vignettes about Giraffe's inopportune timing with an alpine horn, their effort to build a toboggan (no snow!), and a surprise party masterminded by Elephant. Gude, Paul A Surprise for Giraffe and Elephant The cleanly designed book features simple but expressive digitally generated illustrations with bold black outlines that skillfully convey the friends' distinct demeanors. The burgeoning friendship unfolds in three chapter-like segments in which the back-and-forth is amusingly repetitive ('Giraffe didn't say anything'). Talkative Elephant believes he and wordless Giraffe are unlikely friends until Elephant learns (from a book) that giraffes are naturally quiet. This book's design works particularly well for group sharing. Pencil and tissue-paper illustrations colored digitally use white space, color contrasts, and unexpected layouts to create a visual rhythm that matches the snappy text. With one word or phrase per page-English (left), Spanish (right)-two giraffes come together over a leafy meal ('Delicious! / ¡Sabrosa!') that flows elegantly into friendship ('Friends? / ❺migos?'). Digitally colorized mixed-media illustrations place the emphasis on the giraffes’ comic expressions and goofy antics.ĭominguez, Angela How Do You Say? / ❼ómo se dice? The two giraffes from How Do You Say? / ❼ómo se dice? star in this high-energy bilingual book about identifying emotions and making friends. UPDATED JUNE 21, 2018.ĭominguez, Angela How Are You? / ❼ómo estás? by Angela Dominguez All were recommended at their time of publication by The Horn Book Magazine and Guide reviews reprinted from The Horn Book Guide Online. Go donate to the GCF to help save giraffes, then meet some new (and very tall!) friends in the below books for young readers. Can Jelly Bean be patient and still enough, day and night? Yes, with a little help from her friends.Working with collage and torn tissue paper, Toni Yuly brings charm and humor to her bold, colorful artwork in this gentle story about friendship, The Jelly Bean Tree.It's World Giraffe Day, the Giraffe Conservation Foundation's 'worldwide celebration of these amazing and much loved animals' and 'annual event to raise support, create awareness and shed light on the challenges giraffes face in the wild.'

But when Mama Bird decides Jelly Bean is the perfect place for her nest, the giraffe suddenly has a big responsibility as she waits for the baby birds to hatch. She also loves napping with her head in the trees. Jelly Bean the giraffe loves her forest and her friends-even if she's too tall to play on the forest floor.

The Jelly Bean Tree by Toni Yuly