A Giraffe and a Half (Hardcover)

~ (Author, Illustrator) "If you had a giraffe ... and he stretched another half ... you would have a giraffe and a half..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

"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; First Edition edition (November 4, 1964)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060256559
• ISBN-13: 978-0060256555
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.8 x 0.6 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: #2,496 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Giraffe & a Half :(), February 20, 2000

By A Customer

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.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, November 30, 2001

By A Customer

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.

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

By A Customer

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.