"Giraffe Problems" is the story of Edward who hates his long neck. He wants to be like the lion, or the zebra, or the elephant. All he can see are his imperfections--he'd even rather be a turtle! However, once Edward encounters the turtle, Cyrus, he discovers that other animals have their "perceived imperfections" too. Only Edward can do something that none of the other animals can.

The illustrations are very very nice. They are more of a brown color palate which I don't often see in children's books. They are muted which is actually refreshing. It's a story about embracing uniqueness because what child doesn't have something they dislike about themselves. (Mine was being petite for SO long)

Only critique is that it is a bit long for storytime. (I'm going to try it anyway.) I think it will work well, though, for one on one reading. ( )

I like this picture book very much! A giraffe is unhappy with his long, unusual neck until he meets a turtle who is also unhappy with his short neck. The always great Lane Smith provides the illustrations. I especially like a special fold-out page that shows the giraffe reaching way up high for a banana in a tree 😊 ( )

picture book (preschool and up)
I read this today for a class of 3rd graders--it wasn't my favorite read aloud, probably funnier for older kids/adults, or as a one-on-one. ( )

I liked this book, but I thought that I was forcing myself to read it and I couldn't flow through the book. The illustrations are very good though. ( )

This book would be great for first graders to 4th graders. This book talks about a Giraffe who doesn't like his appearance but eventually comes to love his appearance. ( )