A Giraffe and a Half
By: Shel Silverstein
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A Giraffe and a Half - By: Shel Silverstein
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A Giraffe and a Half

By: Shel Silverstein
HarperCollins / 1981 / Hardcover
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If you had a giraffe
and he stretched another half .
you would have a giraffe and a half.
And if you glued a rose
to the tip of his nose .
And . if he put on a shoe
and then stepped in some glue .
And if he used a chair
to comb his hair .

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Title: A Giraffe and a Half
By: Shel Silverstein
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 48
Vendor: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1981
Dimensions: 10.88 X 8.81 X 0.43 (inches)
Weight: 3 ounces
ISBN: 0060256559
ISBN-13: 9780060256555
Ages: 1-5
Stock No: WW256559

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From Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Giving Tree, comes a riotous rhyming picture book about a boy and his giraffe!

Featuring rhythmic verse and iconic illustrations, A Giraffe and a Half will leave every reader, young and old, laughing until the very end. Beloved for over fifty years, this classic captures Silverstein’s signature humor and style.

If you had a giraffe and he stretched another half, you would have a giraffe and a half. But what happens if you glue a rose to the tip of his nose? Or if you used a chair to comb his hair? Join this giraffe on a rollicking and ridiculous journey that will charm readers from beginning to end.

And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!

Author Bio

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Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.

Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.

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