A Giraffe and a Half
 

A Giraffe and a Half

If you had a giraffe
and he stretched another half …
you would have a giraffe and a half.
And if you glued a rose
to the tip of his nose …
And … if he put on a shoe
and then stepped in some glue …
And if he used a chair
to comb his hair …
And so it goes until … but that would be telling. Children will be kept in stitches until the very end, when the... (read more)

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Lynda J
  • Rated 5 stars

Delightful poem with a "house that Jack built" feel.

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  • Rated 3.943396 stars
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  • growing up me

    growing up me said:

    Yay! so funny! one of my favs!

    posted Monday, May 26 2008
  • FatherOfHollywood

    fatherofhollywood said:

    This is such a fun book to read out loud. Some of the humor may be over the head of a toddler but much of it is so enjoyable, from the illustrations to the rhymes to the themes. Lots of choices, none too long, it's a good one for the bedtime shelf.

    posted Sunday, November 4 2007
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