New York: Orchard Books, 2001 -31 p.
ISBN: 0439287197 9780439287197 0439027292 9780439027298
Age Range: 3 to 6
The Story: Gerald the giraffe has thin legs and crooked knees. At the Annual
Jungle Dance he watches the other animals dancing but when he tries to dance
they laugh at him. Gerald leaves the dance and meets a friendly cricket who advises
him to listen to the sounds of nature and follow his own rhythm. The cricket starts
playing his violin and Gerald starts to dance like he has never danced before.
The other animals are amazed and ask Gerald how he learnt to dance like that. He tells
them that everyone can dance when they find music that they love.