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Uncle Shelby's A giraffe and a half

by Shel Silverstein

American Nonsense versesChildren's poetryStories in rhymeJuvenile fictionGiraffeFictionNonsense versesGiraffes

Delightfully zany rhymes about a giraffe who accumulates some ridiculous things--like glue on his shoe and a bee on his knee--only to lose them again, one by one. "Infectiously funny . . . a good nonsensical text and illustrations".--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.

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Book data: Open Library