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I Am Not a Chair! by Ross Burach

I Am Not a Chair!

Hardcover – Picture Book, February 14, 2017

Ross Burach

HarperCollins · Hardcover · February 14, 2017

Grab the best seat in the house with this funny, touching picture book about a giraffe who keeps being mistaken for a chair!

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Who it’s for
Playful illustrations and absurd logic give this picture book a funny, touching feel.
Themes
Finding courage, Standing up for oneself
Genres
Giraffe Stories, Funny Stories

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About this book

Grab the best seat in the house with this funny, touching picture book about a giraffe who keeps being mistaken for a chair! From the acclaimed author-illustrator of There’s a Giraffe in My Soup comes a curious tale about finding one’s courage and standing up for oneself. Full of vibrant and playful illustrations and hilariously absurd logic, kids will want to read it again and again.

A Chair? Think Again

Playful illustrations and absurd logic give this picture book a funny, touching feel.

Come here for

  • A giraffe mistaken for a chair
  • Vibrant illustrations and hilariously absurd logic

Expect

  • A funny, touching picture-book read
  • A gentle nudge toward courage and standing up for yourself

Where it sits

Funny Stories97%
Giraffe Stories84%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Farm Animal Stories
  • Marine Life
  • Pet Stories
  • Zoo Stories
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  • Giraffe Stories
  • Jungle Animals
  • Girls & Young Women
  • Funny Stories
Authors
Ross Burach
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
February 14, 2017
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Finding courage · Standing up for oneself
Reading lane
Farm Animal Stories