When Elephant Met Giraffe by Paul Gude -ADVISABLE

Gude, Paul When Elephant Met Giraffe. PICTURE BOOK. Disney-Hyperion, 2014. $16.99.  Can animals (or people) with totally different personalities become friends? Elephant is talkative, messy and creative.  Giraffe is silent, tidy and also creative in his own way.  Although they struggle at times, these new friends eventually figure out what makes their friendship work.  This is a fun, easy-to-read book about friendship, patience and accepting differences in others.  The illustrations are bright and bold with a heavy black line outlining every detail.  The story could be used in a unit on friendship and acceptance.  Pre-K.  EL (K-3).  ADVISABLE. Reviewer: SL.