Akron Public Library

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

A picture story in rhyme about a giraffe that stretches another half and uses a chair to comb his hair.

"'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 an 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...

A young giraffe who is afraid of heights meets a monkey who is afraid of climbing trees and a hippo who is afraid of going in the water. Together they meet a crocodile who helps them overcome those fears

Geri, the shortest giraffe who ever lived, is afraid he will ruin a group photograph so the other giraffes try everything they can think of to bring him up to their height until a caterpillar offers a different perspective.

Jelly Bean the Giraffe was napping when a bird built a nest on her, but she remains very still and careful until the baby birds hatch.

While constructing a new home for the giraffe at the Fixham Zoo, Lofty accidentally lets the animal loose.

An African-born young giraffe describes his family and environment.

When a little girl cannot satisfy the grumpy giraffe she has drawn on the pavement, he draws her into the picture so she can see for herself what is missing.

When the pasha of Egypt sends his friend the king of France a magnificent giraffe, accompanied by its loving keeper, the people of France are awed and impressed, never having seen such a creature before.