Unwrapping
A Kiss for Giraffe
Authored by Judith Koppens
Illustrated by Suzanne Diederen
* Age Range: 3-5
* Grade Level: PS - K
* Hardcover: 40 pages
* Publisher: Clavis
* Pub. Date: April 9, 2019
* Language: English
Unwrapping the story
This sweet hardcover book is perfect for the age group targeted ( 30 months+ ). Piggy loves his friend giraffe so much and wants to show him his affection by planting a huge kiss on him. But he has one problem. He can't reach his friend's face to do so because giraffe is so tall. Oh my how can he accomplish his mission of love?
He tries several methods to achieve his goal : digging a hole and asking giraffe to sit in it, swinging from a rope tied to a tree, donning his runners and leaping up as high as he can and last but not least, positioning a long ladder against his friend and trying to climb up to deliver his smacker up close and personal. Do any of his methods work? Nope! Fail!
But the kiss does happen... I wonder how it came about? Mmmmmm???
But the kiss does happen... I wonder how it came about? Mmmmmm???
Meet the author
Judith Koppens (Deurne, NL, 1969) was - and is - a bit of a dreamer. In her young years, she spend her hours drawing and making up stories. She continued this when she started working as a teacher at a primary school, after she finished her pedagogic study. Her students inspired Judith with their spontaneity and sincerity to write all sorts of stories. In 2004 she used one of them for a picture book. Since then she has written more than 40 books for children aged 3 to 6 years and for adults who have an affinity with education and picture books, next to her job as a teacher.
About the illustrator
Suzanne Diederen (1974) received an education at the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. She specialized in illustrating children’s books and picture books. Her works have been translated into German, Swedish, Danish, French, English, Italian, Spanish and Korean. Right now she is working on a new picture book and a new title for toddlers – unless she’s doing yoga or having fun with her son Gilles and her daughter Sophie.
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