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Yours Sincerely, Giraffe (Hardcover)
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Yours Sincerely, Giraffe (Hardcover)
Series: Yours Sincerely, Giraffe
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List price R469
Loot Price R392
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You Save R77 (16%)
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New York Public Library, Top 10 2017 The international bestselling
and award-winning illustrated chapter book for ages 6-8. Giraffe,
who lives in Africa, 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. But it's hard to imagine someone you've never seen...
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.
Emerging readers will love this absurd and funny story about what
connects us, and finding friendship in unlikely places. With simple
line drawings--including handwritten letters--on every page, this
witty and accessible story is a perfect book to start independent
readers on a lifetime love of reading. Originally published in
Japan where it is a much-loved classic, Yours Sincerely, Giraffe is
now a popular success all around the world. "This is a rare book:
joyful, ingenuous, playfully earnest" --Kirkus Megumi Iwasa studied
graphic design and lives in Tokyo. Jun Takabatake is one of Japan's
best-loved children's illustrators. His illustrations have been
exhibited throughout the world, and he has won many international
awards. Awards - New York Public Library, Top 10, 2017 - Chicago
Public Library, Best Fiction for Younger Readers, 2017 - German
Youth Literature Prize Winner, 2018 - USBBY Outstanding
International Book List, 2018 - 11 Best Books for 4 to 7-year-olds,
The Independent, 2016 Praise for Yours Sincerely, Giraffe "With
beautifully simple illustrations and a hope-filled ending, it is an
ideal introduction to Japanese literature." --The Independent "The
combination of short narrative, dialogue, letters, and humorous
pen-and-ink drawings is a winning one." --Booklist starred review
"A lovely story such as this, presented so well, is the kind of
book to set a pre-teen youngster on a lifelong romance with books
and literature." --Magpies Magazine "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." --School Library Journal starred review
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