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Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: Aug. 2004
ISBN: 0060256559
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Format Reviewed: Hardcover / Reissue edition
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Genre:   Children / fiction / Ages 4-8
Reviewed: 2004
Reviewer: Carisa Weeaks
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A Giraffe and a Half
By Shel Silverstein

    What do you get when you give a strange giraffe and a little boy the power of Shel Silverstein’s imagination? TOTAL CHAOS! – Not to mention an incredibly hilarious story written in poetry form and illustrated by the unique man that graced us with an entrance into his world with every word he wrote while he was alive.

       From rats in the hats to whales on tails, the little boy and his giraffe act out an astonishing game of “what if,” allowing children and adults alike to un-rein their imaginations and leave reality at the door. I’ve always been a huge fan of Silverstein’s work and I have to say that I wouldn’t be able to hold on to the imagination I have without writers like him to feed it. I recommend buying this book to ANYONE who is able to breathe and live. No one should go through life without opening their minds as well as their hearts to Silverstein’s mind-bogglingly vivacious world.