Ocean State Libraries

"Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music." --

"'Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes...' Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It's 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic....

"A lonely giraffe with no playmates meets nine monkeys with no home. Can there be a happy ending? Of course there can -- one of the monkeys is Curious George! This is the first story to feature Curious George, and when you read it, you'll know why children demanded that the Reys give him his very own adventures." --

"A giraffe struggles to feel comfortable with his neck"--

An adventurous giraffe drives off with his friend, a cautious turtle, to see the world.

The mismatched pals accidentally latch onto a big yellow bus and leave the cageless zoo for their first trip to school.

Big Max, the world's greatest detective, must travel to the land of Ah-Ah-Achoo to find the king's missing pet giraffe.

A curious baby giraffe keeps wandering away from his mother to explore the interesting sights and smells that surround them. Includes a note on giraffes.

After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.

When Carlo the giraffe and Crackers the cat visit the new library, they meet Mrs. Chinca, a very friendly and helpful librarian.