Today I'm sharing three new lovely chapter books from Gecko press, aimed at both new and more confident readers.
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vbljnFaS0TR5dgSPqz_DrZvERuMV_9J0R03CWZgmmcK180DrBsB1AV7QJQXodkAZVeBmr0_5rVPh3wBbeNb2RiZbragJpHIYfPaLBRv8g9baYH8FogqwwhdM3nEHvW1jAk226OzawMmtOA8C2fXOQ=s0-d)
(affiliate link) by Megumi Iwasa is an absurd and endearing story about an African giraffe and his penguin pen pal. Giraffe is bored and wants a friend to share things with. One day he finds a sign from a bored pelican offering to deliver anything, anywhere. So he writes a letter and sends it as far as possible across the other side of the horizon. There he finds a pen pal - Penguin.
The book is written from the point of view of both Giraffe and Penguin and also contains the letters that the two unlikely friends write to each other. It's a very sweet book and instantly appealed to Harry as his comfort object is a giraffe, so he liked it very much!
Life According to Dani![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vUkmIHglKDZMEguODxL1MvFGMjJlWf-sRLC6qm1FR9ESCPt004eaau-mvp1Y6P7HRZrTZsQHItuImLkq4_MZIMG5Qd6cgUh-cYfPlwfp8UZ5AiEp3NJD09P9616JGN9NpEMYs8qLB3_Jb1ypYhv2o=s0-d)
(affiliate link) by Rose Lagercrantz tells the story of Dani, who is spending the summer holidays on an island with her best friend Ella and they are having a fantastic time. But one day an unwelcome visitor comes and Dani isn't sure that her life is that happy any more now that her widowed father has a new girlfriend. But thanks to her best friend Ella is there to help get things back to how they should be. With lovely illustrations from Eva Eriksson, it's a story that children will enjoy, as well as dealing with a serious issue that many children have to face.
Bicycling to the Moon![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tsO1cKV1OPmDAUzs2Ci87FSDGhyfUAk7jlpBxPhXumEpKCrgonfbUoPqN5-jRclpVjvPEHUhj8CCov_-v-D2elrQpfDrpElGhqNjWmMOrZk9dXTzT2q_DSXSorjIcnETVwRSzx70uQ5G4S0QFAFg8=s0-d)
(affiliate link) by Timo Parvela is a beautifully illustrated chapter book suitable for more confident readers. It's all about Purdy the cat and Barker the dog, who are friends that live in a sky blue house on top of a hill and are quite different to each other. Barker likes to potter in the garden, but Purdy has big dreams - he wants to fly south with the birds, win the singing competition, be a Supercat...
It's a quirky and funny selection of stories all about friendship, and because each chapter can be read as a separate little story, it's great for reading aloud to younger children at bedtime or for older children to read to themselves, with a different story each night.
I received these books in exchange for a review.
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