A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein - Read Aloud Poetry Book for Children & Toddlers

[00:00:00]Hi friends, it's your old pal conductor Jack. Today we're going to read a funny book.

[00:00:05]It's by Shel Silverstein and it's called Uncle Shelby's A Giraffe and a Half.

[00:00:13]When I was a little boy, I read all of Shel Silverstein's books. I loved him.

[00:00:17]He's also a great songwriter. He wrote songs for a lady named Loretta Lynn and she's one of the greatest country music singers of all time.

[00:00:26]Anyhow, enough about that. Let's read this story together. A Giraffe and a Half.

[00:00:32]If you had a giraffe and he stretched another half you would have a giraffe and a half.

[00:00:45]>> [laughter] >> If you put on a hat and inside lived a rat you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat.

[00:00:56]If you dressed him in a suit and he looked very cute you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit.

[00:01:07]>> [snorts] >> If you glued a rose to the tip of his nose, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose.

[00:01:19]>> [laughter] >> If a bumbly old bee stung him right on the knee you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee.

[00:01:36]If you put on a shoe and then stepped in some glue, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee and some glue on his shoe.

[00:01:53]>> [laughter] >> If you gave him a flute, and he played tooty toot, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee and some glue on his shoe playing toot on a flute.

[00:02:13]If you used a chair to comb his hair, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee and some glue on his shoe playing toot on a flute with a chair in his hair.

[00:02:31]>> [laughter] >> If you If he tripped on a snake who was eating some cake, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee and some glue on his shoe playing toot on a flute with a chair in his hair and a snake eating cake.

[00:02:54]>> [laughter] >> If you found an old trunk, and inside was a skunk, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee and some glue on his shoe playing toot on a flute with a chair in his hair and a snake eating cake and a skunk in a trunk.

[00:03:19]If he met a fat dragon who sat in a wagon, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee and some glue on his shoe playing toot on a flute with a chair in his hair and a snake eating cake and a skunk in a trunk and a dragon in a wagon.

[00:03:45]If he jumped on a bike and rode over a spike, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee and some glue on his shoe playing toot on a flute with a chair in his hair and a snake eating cake and a skunk in a trunk and a dragon in a wagon and a spike in his bike.

[00:04:12]If a blubbery whale got a hold of his tail, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee and some glue on his shoe playing toot on a flute with a chair in his hair and a snake eating cake and a skunk in a trunk and a dragon in a wagon and a spike in his bike and a whale on his tail.

[00:04:41]If he fell in a hole that was dug by a mole, you would have a giraffe and a half with a rat in his hat looking cute in a suit with a rose on his nose and a bee on his knee and some glue on his shoe playing toot on a flute with a chair in his hair and a snake eating cake and a skunk in a trunk and a dragon in a wagon and a spike in his bike and a whale on his tail in a hole with a mole.

[00:05:11]But if you brought him a pole to climb out of the hole and the whale left his tail and went off for the mail and he gave the spiked bike to a scout on a hike and he left the fat dragon cuz his wagon was sagging and he gave his chair to a tired old bear and he traded the flute to a bird for some fruit and he told the old snake to go jump in the lake and a man who bought junk bought the trunk with the skunk and he gave the rose to a girl he chose, while the bee on his knee flew away with a flea.

[00:05:52]And he put the shoe with the glue on you, and that silly old rat ran away with his hat.

[00:05:59]And he put his suit in the laundry chute.

[00:06:03]And he shrank another half, you would have a giraffe.

[00:06:10]>> [laughter] >> Oh, isn't that a fun story? Something different. We don't usually read poetry like that on this channel.

[00:06:17]But like I said, Shel Silverstein, great author.

[00:06:20]We'll read more of his books someday in in the future. I read stories every day of the week, so hit the subscribe button. That way we can be friends.

[00:06:28]You'll get a brand new story every day of the week. And like I said, this is a great singer, songwriter, musician, writer, poet, children's musician, author, illustrator, really talented fellow.

[00:06:42]Thank you so much for reading with me.

[00:06:43]I'll see you again tomorrow. And hey, why don't you go try to draw a giraffe?

[00:06:47]Would you do that for me?

[00:06:49]Just get a piece of paper, crayon, or pen.

[00:06:52]Try drawing a giraffe. If you want to email me your picture, my email's in the description of this video. Have a great rest of the day. Bye.

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