{"product_id":"giraffe-and-bird-together-again-9781772780512","title":"Giraffe and Bird Together Again","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning not-friends of \u003cem\u003eGiraffe and Bird \u003c\/em\u003eare back!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBird lives for adventure. He wants to swoop, soar, and explore. Giraffe is perfectly happy right where he is, thank you very much. He never worries when Bird flits off for a while. But one afternoon his friend fails to return. Giraffe has a bad feeling that something has happened to Bird. Giraffe dreads the wide world full of tangly forests, craggy mountains, and mysterious plains. But he doesn't hesitate. If Bird is in trouble, then Giraffe will find and rescue him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author-illustrator Rebecca Bender pushes Giraffe and Bird to new heights of courage, ingenuity, and humour in \u003cem\u003eGiraffe and Bird Together Again\u003c\/em\u003e. The two unlikely companions are firmer in their friendship, but their antics are just as uproarious as ever. Readers of all ages will laugh and cheer as Giraffe and Bird discover just how far each will go for the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A strength of this title is the action verbs and rich vocabulary that is introduced....This title lends itself to discussion about friendship and being open to try new things. VERDICT A strong choice for a preschool storytime or a one-on-one sharing.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journa\u003c\/em\u003el\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBender, Rebecca:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rebecca Bender is a well-loved author-illustrator of children's books as well as an art director and designer. Her books include Not Friends, Slug Days (illustration), Don't Laugh at Giraffe, Giraffe Meets Bird, Peach Girl (illustration), and How Do You Feel? Her awards and honors include the OLA Blue Spruce Award, a Cooperative Children's Book Center best-of-the-year choice, and a Toronto Public Library best-of-the-year selection. Rebecca graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design at the top of her class, earning the Medal for Illustration. Rebecca lives in Burlington, Ontario, with her husband and two children. With several birds in her life, Rebecca knows how it feels to be the giraffe, and she wouldn't trade these friendships for anything.","brand":"Pajama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525139009810,"sku":"9781772780512","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f0f5f35-36f6-40d6-81d2-4d8bbe37d2dd.jpg?v=1731203772","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/giraffe-and-bird-together-again-9781772780512","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}