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A mischievous riff on friendship stories with Giraffe and Bird, who are not even trying to get along.
About the author
Author-illustrator Rebecca Bender is best known for her award-winning Giraffe and Bird books. She has also received acclaim for her work on such books as Slug Days and its sequel, Penguin Days. Rebecca graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design with the Medal for Illustration and is now an art director and designer. She lives in Burlington, Ontario with her husband and two children.Author-illustrator Rebecca Bender is best known for her award-winning Giraffe and Bird books. She has also received acclaim for her work on such books as Slug Days and its sequel, Penguin Days. Rebecca graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design with the Medal for Illustration and is now an art director and designer. She lives in Burlington, Ontario with her husband and two children.
Summary
Giraffe doesn’t like Bird, not even a little bit, and the feeling is mutual. The bird pesters the giraffe with his face-making, feather-pruning, and disgusting eating habits. The giraffe annoys the bird with his bad breath, ear-swatting, and lack of respect for personal space. Of course they are always fighting. Of course they would be better off without each other. Except, it turns out, maybe they wouldn’t be. With bold acrylic illustrations, expressive wordplay, and laugh-out-loud storytelling, award-winning author-illustrator Rebecca Bender delivers an odd-couple tale that is anything but your average friendship story. Satisfyingly un-sweet and uproariously irreverent, Giraffe and Bird invites thoughtful discussion about children’s relationships with each other—though first you’ll have to wait for the laughter to stop.Publisher
Foreword
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