Giles Andreae

{My thoughts} – I have been wanting to get this book for awhile and I finally got it for the girls a few weeks before Christmas. Giraffe’s are my ultimate favorite animal and I fell in love with this book the first time I opened the pages.

This book is all about a giraffe named Gerald that wants to dance, but doesn’t seem to have the ability to dance at all. He goes to a jungle dance where all these other animals dance and do their thing and then he feels out of place. Eventually he runs across a cricket that gives him some sound advice.

I think this is a great book because it helps to show younger children, that even though they aren’t as good at things as their friends and others, that it’s okay. It also shows them that sometimes they just have to find a different way to look at things and then it will all make sense to them.

I recommend this book for any child because I think it has a wonderful moral that can help children for years to come.… (more)

{My thoughts} – This has got to be one of the cutest books I have read in quite awhile. It is about a little penguin named Pip-Pip that is afraid of the water. He thinks he can’t swim and he thinks that if he goes into the water that there are monsters beneath the water that might try and hurt him. Eventually his mommy talks him into jumping into the water and being brave and then he is swimming like the little pro he was always meant to be.

I like this book because it helps to show children that it is okay to be afraid of something and that no matter what mommy and daddy will be there to help you through it. I also like how it is written in poetry form and it flows so nicely. The words on the pages match the images perfectly.

I actually read this one out loud while my little one was running around the living room playing with her older brother. I look forward to reading it to her many more times in the near future.… (more)