Neck & Neck

Written by Elise Parsley

Hardcover

$17.99

$16.73

4 - 8

Reading age

Page count

Words per page

AD530L

Lexile measure

Jun 5, 2018

Publication date

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What's Neck & Neck About

Publisher Summary

In this crowd-pleasing read-aloud from the creator of the bestselling If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t!, a giraffe’s self-esteem is tested during a hilarious confrontation between unlikely look-alikes! Everybody loves Leopold the giraffe. He inspires awe and wonder. His adoring fans gaze and cheer. Best of all, they feed him lots of deeeelicious snacks! But, one day, a shiny, bobble-headed new rival comes in and ruins everything…a giraffe-shaped balloon! Just how far will Leopold go to prove that he’s the hero of the zoo? Readers learn that actions speak far louder than looks in this laugh-out-loud face-off from Elise Parsley–the New York Times bestselling creator of the Magnolia Says DON’T! series.

What Kind of Book is Neck & Neck

Topics

self-acceptance zoos animals the zoo self-esteem balloons social themes self-esteem and self-reliance giraffes

Genres

funny and humorous fiction

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Books about animals

Books about self-acceptance

Books about zoos

The Creative Behind the Book

Author

Elise Parsley

Elise Parsley wrote and illustrated the bestselling If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t!, which was her debut picture book. She has also written and illustrated If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don’t!; If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don’t!; Neck &amp;amp; Neck; and illustrated The Magic Word by Mac Barnett. She lives in South Dakota with her husband. She invites you to visit her online at eliseparsley.com.