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by Shel Silverstein (Author, Illustrator) "If you had a giraffe ... and he stretched another half ... you would have a giraffe and a half..." (more)
Key Phrases: playing toot
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"Infectiously funny . . . a good nonsensical text and illustrations."

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Product Description
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 situation is resolved in the most riotous way possible.

Shel Silverstein’s incomparable line drawings add to the hilarity of his wildly funny rhymes.

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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (January 1, 1964)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060256567
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060256562
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,416,588 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Giraffe & a Half :(), February 20, 2000
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This review is from: A Giraffe and a Half (Hardcover)
Giraffe and a half is great for kids that love repetition. Your child could learn to memorize better with this book. I really love this book and I would recommend getting other Shel Silverstein books because I have the whole collection.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, November 30, 2001
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This review is from: A Giraffe and a Half (Hardcover)
One of the best children's books I've read. The rhymes are contagious. The story slides off your tongue as you read it. Children are taken with it. And then we create the game of adding new verses and rhymes for the giraffe, and a half.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, funny, exciting and makes you laugh., January 30, 1999
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This review is from: A Giraffe and a Half (Hardcover)
A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein is the bomb. We give it five thumbs up. It is a story that could go on forever. It is great, funny, exciting and makes you laugh. We recommend the book to everyone, even old people. It will make them laugh. We want all of Shel's books so we can read them everyday. They're books you want to keep forever.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter and I became Shel addict because of this book
My daughter received this book for her 4th birthday. That made us total Shel Silverstein addict. I bought every book by Silverstein for the following few years. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Laugh and a Half
You can not beat a Shel Silverstein book. Always full of excitement and at the same time his stories stimulate a childs (and adult's) imagination. Read more
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Shel Silverstein's poems are always truly a delight. Some of the collections, however, contain poems that are not quite appropriate for the very youngest listeners. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to rhyme and poetry
I am a preschool teacher for four year olds. There is nothing better than having a group of children completely engaged in a book, laughing over it and finishing my sentences... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Giraffe And A Half
Recommended by a teacher and read by a teacher the first time to grandson. High marks and great interaction by grandson who's three.
Published 14 months ago by James Biernat

5.0 out of 5 stars a giraffe and a half
i neice LOVES this book! a classic for me and now i can pass it on to her...aaahhhh!
Published 14 months ago by C. M. Meyer

5.0 out of 5 stars Kindergarten class LOVES it!
Read this to my Kindergarten students and before I got halfway through the book they were "helping" me read it! They ask for it often. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Nana

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE Silverstein ......
"Giraffe and a Half", like all other Silverstein's books, belongs to my favorite book. Silverstein's rhymes and poems, songs and riddles work for everybody with a degree of... Read more
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