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Teach Your Giraffe To Ski- A Review and Giveaway

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Seriously, if you had a giraffe, wouldn’t you want to teach her to ski?


That’s the story that author, Viviane Elbee, brought to life in her lively, imaginative debut picture book, TEACH YOUR GIRAFFE TO SKI (Albert Whitman and Co, 2018). 


Why didn’t I think of a clever idea like that? Maybe because unlike Viviane, I never was brave enough to bring my young children to a ski slope and my days of skiing ended in a close encounter with a tree many years ago…




But, back to Viviane’s fun story of a young boy who learns to overcome his fears while, of course, teaching his giraffe to ski. Here is a glimpse of her text and the kid-friendly illustrations by Danni Gowdy. 


First things first:

Next, you remind your giraffe that she’s got to start small.




Then you teach her important moves like doing a pizza, making french fries and S’s, and the importance of good manners on the slopes.

Even if she gets tangled up, you stick with her.






But what do you do when your giraffe races away and you have to keep her safe? What if she heads towards the SCARY ski lift on the VERY BIG slope? 


You’ll just have to buy the book and find out for yourself!


GIVEAWAY



Last spring I had the privilege of hosting Vivian on my blog with her cover reveal. I started a (long!) list of people who wanted to receive the ARC. Albert Whitman is also offering a hard copy of the book when it releases in November. So go ahead, leave me your name (and email address if you are new to my blog) and I’ll pick two winners on Thursday, September 27!



Published by carolbaldwin

Carol enjoys teaching writing and has presented at many educators' and writing conferences. She has published widely in newspapers and magazines and along with Rebecca Wheeler, co-publishes Talking Story, a newsletter for educators and media specialists. When she isn’t reading, writing, or blogging, you’ll find her walking with friends, golfing, or gardening.

82 thoughts on “Teach Your Giraffe To Ski- A Review and Giveaway”

  2. Thanks Dorothy, Jana, Barbara, and Elizabeth! Fun to open up my email and see everyone's responses. Elizabeth, can you provide your email address? Thanks.

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  3. What a fun way to teach youngsters about safety on the slopes. Like you, Carol, I’m not a skier, but this book would make a great gift for plenty of youngsters. Not necessary to include my name this time, since I recently won a book here.

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  12. Thanks Susan, Elaine, Sherry, Rosemary, Melissa, Wendy, Becky, Jay, and Clara for posting comments. WOW! This is already a popular book! Wendy, I need your email address to enter you!

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  15. I love giraffes, a while ago I wrote a nonfiction book about giraffes, and I love skiing. Your book reminds me of when I took my husband skiing for the first time and he got all tangled up. What a fun book you’ve written Barbara

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  17. Thank you so much Diane, Jana, Barbara, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Clara, Jay, Becky, Wendy, Melissa, Rosemary, Sherry, Elaine, Susan and Candace for your kind words. :) I hope you'll enjoy reading the book!

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  27. I too, like one of your other commenters, have a niece and great niece who are really into giraffes. Your book would make a great Christmas present for them! Your imagery is great. I would be interested in reading about your experience in publishing from writing the book through having it published. Please add me to your blog list,annepohl@hotmail.com

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