2018

Giraffe Problems. The second of our Animal Problems trilogy.

—Lane

Mondays with Michelle Obama. Ms. Obama reads Giraffe Problems.

National Indie Bestseller

A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Children's Book of 2018 selection

An Amazon Most Anticipated Children's Book of Fall 2018
A Junior Library Guild Selection
An IndieNext List top selection

A Booklist Reader Best New Book

★ STARRED

Sure to garner laughs.

Publishers Weekly

★ STARRED

That [his neck] is just right for a giraffe is a notion that Edward, not to mention young readers with self-consciousness issues of their own, will have no trouble swallowing.

Booklist

★ STARRED

In a follow-up to Penguin Problems, John and Smith team up again and bring their zany brand of comedy. Of course, there is [also] the theme of self-acceptance and a bit of sublime silliness as well, especially in Edwards's fruitless attempts at camouflage and in the expressively simple eyes of Cyrus the turtle.

School Library Journal

Another hilarious story of personal insecurities from Jory John. Definitely a laugh-out-loud read with a nice lesson about appreciating what you have, with fabulous illustrations from Lane Smith.

IndieNext

This is one of my favorite picture books so far this year.

Cracking the Cover

With this and Penguin Problems, John is clearly setting out to catalogue animal angst continent by continent, and audiences won't want to miss the trip.

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Readers are afforded caring models for self-accep­tance and unconditional friendship.

The Horn Book

From the team that created Penguin Problems, this picture book has a great mix of humor and empathy. The writing is pitch perfect ... presented in a conversational tone that begs to be shared aloud. Smith's art is textural with graphical elements that are compelling. Visual humor adds to the silliness of the book, creating just the right balance.

Waking Brain Cells