Yours Sincerely, Giraffe

(Paperback)

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New York Public Library, Top 10 2017

The international bestselling and awardwinning illustrated chapter book for ages 68.

Giraffe, who lives in Africa, is bored as usual. Hed 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 palPenguin. But its hard to imagine someone youve never seen...

Giraffe knows nothing about penguins and his letters are full of questions. What does a penguin look like Where is a penguins 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 drawingsincluding handwritten letterson 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.

• • 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

Reviews

"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." -- Starred Review, School Library Journal (US)
"The combination of short narrative, dialogue, letters, and humorous pen-and-ink drawings is a winning one." -- Starred Review, Booklist (US)

This is a rare book: joyful, ingenuous, playfully earnest

"The letters between the characters result in an absurdly funny get-together portrayed in humorous drawings."

Outstanding International Book

Author Bio

Megumi Iwasa studied graphic design at Tama Art University in Tokyo. After graduating, she worked there until 1986. She lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Jun Takabatake is one of Japans best-loved childrens illustrators. His illustrations have been exhibited throughout the world, and he has won many international awards, including the Graphics Prize (Bologna Childrens Book Fair), a Japan Picture Book Award and the Kodansha Award for Picture Books.