The Spotless Giraffe is a heart-warming picture book about a baby giraffe born without spots, inspired by the 2023 global news story.

To keep warm while searching for her spots blown away by the North Wind, Gilda the giraffe tries on the coats of several of her animal friends, but still longs for her pretty, funny spots.

A young giraffe goes on a journey to try to fit in with other animals but learns to love his differences.

In this funny and heartwarming picture book, meet a shy little giraffe named Kipekee. She’s a bit different from the other giraffes—she was born with no spots. Inspired by a real-life spotless giraffe from a popular news story, born in 2023, at Brights Zoo in Tennessee, Kipekee is one of the rarest giraffes on the planet. But being one of a kind isn’t easy. And as Kipekee looks around her on her first day at school, she feels like she doesn’t fit in anywhere. With the help of her new friends, she tries some of the animal classes, scrambling clumsily up the rocks with llamas, and stretching her twiggy legs to high jump with the gazelles. But none of them feel quite right. She even tries to disguise herself, hoping that the others will accept her. Eventually, Kipekee realizes that, although she doesn’t look like the others, she fits right in, and that her differences should be celebrated. And she’s delighted to find that she’s accepted—spots or no spots. Perfect for preparing kids for their first day at school, this is a kind and delicate introduction to relationships and the value of difference, at a time when little ones are first forming important relationships with their peers. A touching story about inclusivity and looking beyond what people look like, it teaches kids that we are all wonderfully unique in our own ways.

Age: from 8 years old Reading Level: from 3rd Grade Thanks to these short bilingual stories, children will learn to master both French and English. In these hot days, reptiles readily bask in the warm sand, storing up all they can of the heat of the burning sun to warm up their cold blood. Madam crocodile, named Odile, keeps a particularly watchful eye on her offspring. On the other bank, but not too far away, a pelican enjoys watching the audience... About the series: children growing in a bilingual environment will love the short and educational stories published by the Éditions Ipagine. Richly illustrated, these tales will help them understand the similarities and the differences between French and English. Featured books: • Night Belle/Belle de Nuit • Blue-eyed Herbie/Herbie aux yeux bleus • Luna, the black panther/Luna, la panthère noire • Malice, the abandoned dog/Malice, le chien abandonné • Mataf and the wolves/Mataf et les loups • Wally, the walrus/Morso, le morse • Elin & Apollo/Nigel & Apollon • Odile and the pelican/Odile et le pélican

Text includes everything you might want to know about giraffes, including herd structure, reproduction specifics, spot patterns, and their relationship to other animals and man.