It’s always lovely to find a book that both you and your baba will enjoy and, in our house, Giraffe’s Can’t Dance is one of those books. Giles Andreae’s story tells the tale of a rhythmically-challenged giraffe who gets mocked by all of the other animals who attend the annual Jungle Dance. It seems that, like most men, Gerald just can’t seem to get his limbs to move in time with the music. But after being laughed off the dance floor at the Jungle Dance, he goes on a journey of discovery which concludes with Gerald finding his rhythm with a little help from a fiddle playing cricket.
Its all written in lovely lyrical verse which means it is easy to read and lovely to listen to. Guy Parker-Rees’ illustrations are lovely and (much to Mr Moo’s delight) the pages are full of animals. Plus, social-conscience-mammy is happy too because there is a lovely message to be taken from the book – It’s ok to be yourself. I’m not saying that Gerald is going to change the world but a little giraffe wisdom can’t do any harm!
This book would be a lovely addition to your baba’s library. It’s £3.58 for the paperback version.
