Children have a natural connection to animals: visiting zoos, sleeping with stuffed animals, taking care of pets, watching animated films, observing them in the wild. A familiarity with animals encourages curiosity. It is not surprising that children-with their extraordinary imaginations-often wonder what it would be like to be the animal they have seen in the zoo or the woods, or on a farm. I Don't Want to Be a Giraffe is a picture book for pre-readers and beginning readers. Through the playful artwork, they will discover the drawbacks of being a variety of animals. It includes four pages of...