Yours sincerely, giraffe

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Title:

Yours sincerely, giraffe

Author:

Iwasa, Megumi, 1958- author.

Takabatake, Jun, illustrator.

Summary:

This book is about friendship and the distinctions of living in different parts of the world. A giraffe that lives in Africa meets a pelican who is a mailman. Since the giraffe is bored, she sends a letter to the first animal the pelican can find on the other side of the horizon. The letter passes on to a seal who gives it to a penguin. He reads the letter and even though he does not understand it he writes back, and becomes the giraffe's pen pal. Although they do not know what each other looks like, the giraffe decides to meet her new friend disguised as a penguin!

General Note:

Translation of: Boku wa Afurika ni sumu kirin to iimasu.

Edition:

English language edition.

Physical Description:

102 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subject Term:

Giraffe -- Juvenile fiction.

Pen pals -- Juvenile fiction.

Penguins -- Juvenile fiction.

Animals -- Juvenile fiction.

Letters -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Takabatake, Jun,

Publisher:

Gecko Press,

Publication Date:

2016

ISBN:

9781927271872

9781927271889

Publication Information:

Wellington, New Zealand : Gecko Press, 2016.

Call Number:

J IWASA

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003241976	Juvenile Fiction	IWASA	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

This international bestseller is an endearing illustrated chapter book about an African giraffe and his pen pal, a penguin. It's hard to imagine someone you've never seen... Giraffe is bored, as usual. He'd love a friend to share things with. So he writes a letter and sends it as far as possible across the other side of the horizon. There he finds a pen pal-Penguin. Giraffe knows nothing about penguins and his letters are full of questions. What does a penguin look like? Where is a penguin's neck? And so the letters begin to fly from horizon to horizon. Yours Sincerely, Giraffe is a funny tale of mistaken assumptions and friendship.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-4-An extremely bored giraffe becomes curious about what lies on the other side of the horizon and recruits a pelican to be his own personal courier. The pelican, equally bored and eager for new business, offers to travel anywhere and takes Giraffe's letter far across the ocean to Whale Sea. A correspondence begins between Giraffe and a penguin. As the pen pals discover more about what it's like on the other side of the horizon, each also ends up trying to solve the mystery of what the other animal looks like. The resulting letters and antics are humorous as the giraffe and the penguin imagine what life is like on opposite parts of the globe. This Japanese import will charm beginning readers who enjoy a bit of witty humor with their animal adventures. The pen-and-ink illustrations are simple yet have a Quentin Blake feel that rounds out the characters and their quirky behaviors. VERDICT A highly amusing early chapter book for readers who may also be learning the art of letter writing.-Claire Moore, Manhattan Beach Library, CA © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.