A picture book about the moment a walk turns into a question — and what happens when a grown-up says “let’s find out” instead of “because.”
Giraffe stops and looks up. Nothing else happens for a moment — and that moment is the whole point.
One character wonders out loud, and the other starts asking too. Children do exactly the same thing.
Not a lesson and not a moral — an opening, so the talking starts when the book closes.
…what question would you have asked?
Why do you think squirrels always choose the ones at the top?
If you could see the world from Giraffe’s height, what would you discover?
What question surprised your family today?
Hey, Giraffe! by Julie Brangers, illustrated in full colour.
Buy the bookWhere to pause, what to ask, and what to do with “I don’t know”.
Get itThe TadaKit built on this book — a card for asking, noticing and finding out.
Open the TadaKitShort films where Giraffe and Tadatoon model the same questions.
WatchFor the car, the bath and the fifth read of the week.
Notify meA reading and a question session, online or in your classroom.
Notify meOne email unlocks the printables — the videos and the book links are open to everyone.
Close the book and hand the story over. Pull a spark, and let your child tell what happened — or what happens next.
Tell the story again, but this time you are the one who looks up. What do you see?
One of you is Giraffe, who looks up and notices what others miss. One is Tadatoon, who asks Why, How or What if. Then you swap.
Ten minutes, outside or by a window.
Three Story Discovery Cards built on this story — Giraffe and the squirrel, the five things to find outside, and the big question your child chases to an answer. Free to print.
Open the TadaKitWe build printable kits, guides and activities around a book’s own characters — the way this one was built around Giraffe. Same method, your story.
