Book Review
A short overview of this book
Giraffes Can’t Dance story by Giles Andreae is a book for younger kids that you can use to talk about being different and how that’s okay.
This book is a very popular picture book for young children that tells a lovely story but it also has a lesson to it. The lesson is that it is okay to be different and more importantly, that it’s okay to be true to yourself. A great book for starting conversations about being different, how people respond to you when you are different and about the struggle to conform to be true to yourself.
Ideal Age
Ideal for children aged 4 to 8 years.
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✅ Buy a copy of Giraffes Can’t Dance story by Giles Andreae from Amazon.
Video Transcription
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Hey there! I’m Cath Hak from Sex Ed Rescue, your go-to channel for book reviews on sex education, love, relationships, and growing up. If you’re interested in exploring more books in these areas, check out the link below to see what else I have to offer to make these topics easier for parents.
Today, I want to talk about a book called Giraffes Can’t Dance. It’s a wonderful story about being different, perfect for young children. So, let’s dive in!
The main character is Gerald, a clumsy giraffe who attends a dance where everyone laughs at him and tells him he can’t dance. Poor Gerald feels frozen and stupid, so he walks home feeling sad and alone. But then, a cricket starts playing a song and tells Gerald that everyone is different. All he needs to do is find the music that works for him. In other words, he needs to find what’s right for him.
So, Gerald starts dancing to the music, and guess what? He’s absolutely amazing! The other animals stop and watch him in awe, and they ask him how he did it. Gerald simply replies, We can all dance when we find music that we love.
Now, this book may not be explicitly about diversity and being different, but it’s a fantastic conversation starter. It teaches kids about resilience and the fact that we all have different strengths. It’s all about being true to ourselves, just like Gerald did. He didn’t try to dance to other music; he found what worked for him and danced to that.
So, you can use this book to have a chat with your child about accepting others who are different and embracing their own uniqueness. It’s a valuable lesson in sexuality education, acceptance of diversity, and building resilience.
Remember, you don’t always have to read fact-based books. Sometimes, it’s about finding the morals, values, and lessons in a story that you can discuss and learn from. Giraffes Can’t Dance is a great example of that.
I hope this review has been helpful. Cheers!
