There's a Giraffe in my SOup

Reviewed by: Ann Marie Townsend - South Berwick Public Library, South Berwick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 7, 2016

Review

A well done picture book where the author illustrator has created a silly, humorous story about a boy going to a restaurant in his big wheel. When the formally dressed waiter brings him his soup, he says "Excuse me, waiter?" then explains there is a giraffe in his soup, the waiter says that cannot be, but then is smiled at by the giraffe, and with a shocked reaction, agrees and brings him a new bowl. Each new bowl has a different animal, frog, alligator, elephant, yak, whale, and lion. He then decides to skip the soup, the waiter offered a free dessert and the mousse turns out to be, of course, a moose. They then go to the zoo to eat. The illustrations are expressive, humorous, and the waiter becomes increasingly bandaged from dealing with all the wild animals. The illustrations are pencil and acrylic paints digitally created. A very silly book, good to read out loud.

Overall Book Score: very good