I loved this book! Sophia was great--she had such wonderful movement and expressions. All she wants is a giraffe for her birthday and she uses all her best arguments and tailors each argument to each individual person in her family. I also loved that there were some nice long words in the story (wi...
I loved this book! Sophia was great--she had such wonderful movement and expressions. All she wants is a giraffe for her birthday and she uses all her best arguments and tailors each argument to each individual person in her family. I also loved that there were some nice long words in the story ...
An entertaining tale set in contemporary Cameroon incorporating cultural and folk elements.
When I first read this I really wasn't all that impressed and I was wondering a bit what the fuss was about. The illustrations struck me as so-so and the ghostly white faces of the people seemed a little creepy. And then my daughter requested a second read the next day and all of a sudden it swept...