What in the World Is Wrong with Gisbert? (Hardcover)

from nicole_a_davis

A story with an important message for the child who feels awkward or doesn't fit in about a giraffe who gets bullied. The writing itself is decent but not great and the illustrations are cute but not the kind that invite you to dive in and explore the details. The message is good, but i wonder ab...

from surlysal

The book left a bit to be desired yet still provided a positive message concerning bullying.

from eo206

This is a really nice book to talk about feelings of belonging and fitting in and self-esteem. In the story Gisbert, a giraffe, feels tall and proud of who he is. As the story goes on he hears others tease him and it makes him lose self-esteem and shrink. By the end of the story he realizes he ca...

from jbarry

Lovely book about what bullying/unkind words can do to a child. Whenever Gilbert is teased at school, he feels as if he is shrinking but he can't seem to quite put a finger on why he feels the way he does. It isn't until he opens up to his family that he feels "taller" or like his regular self ag...

from TheLoopyLibrarian

Disappointing. The message was worthwhile but the delivery left a lot to be desired. The repeated mantra of "I don't know what's going on" could have been something much more clever and memorable. I found it uninspired. The illustrations were cute, but the text was too didactic and uninteresting....