Book cover for 'Giraffe the Gardener' showing a giraffe in a garden, wearing a hat, overalls, and holding gardening tools. The garden is colorful with flowers, plants, and animals including a tortoise, a penguin, and a deer. The author's name is Kimberly Andrews.

Giraffe the Gardener

Puffin, Penguin Random House NZ, 1st April 2025  |  Photoshop
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Meet green-hoofed Giraffe, unstoppable creator of the most magnificent garden. But when he injures his neck, will all his hard work go to ruin? Not if Giraffe Junior has anything to do with it!

Explore the plantings and smell the roses in this delightful picture book that will inspire the next generation of gardeners!
I’m Giraffe! That’s me, your dad,
I prune and plant and water.
So many jobs - I’d love a hand,
from you, my helpful daughter.
Outside we go into the sun,
you’ll see our garden grow.
Digging, planting, sowing seeds -
I’ll teach you all I know!

Giraffe the Gardener is a fabulous way to introduce young children to the delights of gardening and is sure to inspire a lifelong love of growing things. Readers will enjoy poring over the detailed illustrations exploring a range of planting styles from cottage flowers to food forest, and spotting the gnome hidden on every spread, while Giraffe learns the gardener's most important lesson - that gardens don't need to look perfect for everyone to enjoy them!

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Giraffe the Gardener
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Puffin, Penguin Random House NZ, 1st April 2025  |  Photoshop
​
Meet green-hoofed Giraffe, unstoppable creator of the most magnificent garden. But when he injures his neck, will all his hard work go to ruin? Not if Giraffe Junior has anything to do with it!

Explore the plantings and smell the roses in this delightful picture book that will inspire the next generation of gardeners!
I’m Giraffe! That’s me, your dad,
I prune and plant and water.
So many jobs - I’d love a hand,
from you, my helpful daughter.
Outside we go into the sun,
you’ll see our garden grow.
Digging, planting, sowing seeds -
I’ll teach you all I know!

Giraffe the Gardener is a fabulous way to introduce young children to the delights of gardening and is sure to inspire a lifelong love of growing things. Readers will enjoy poring over the detailed illustrations exploring a range of planting styles from cottage flowers to food forest, and spotting the gnome hidden on every spread, while Giraffe learns the gardener's most important lesson - that gardens don't need to look perfect for everyone to enjoy them!

A whimsical illustration of a garden with various trees and plants, including apple and plum trees, lying on a lounge chair, a frog with a fruit basket, colorful flowers, a picnic blanket with baskets of fruit, and bees and butterflies flying around.
A colorful illustration of a garden with various sections including a small pond, a garden gully, a greenhouse, and a vegetable patch. The garden is surrounded by trees, shrubs, and a pathway, with a gate There are chickens, birds, and a goat walking
Inside a cozy shed with various animal toys, tools, and gardening supplies. Giraffes sticking their heads through an open door, one with a wheelbarrow and rabbit toys on the floor, a shelf with jars and books, watering cans, and gardening tools hangi

Awards & Recognition

  • LISTENER TOP 50 BOOKS 2025

It's a book that grandparents and parents will love sharing with their mokopuna. In the process, children will learn some great gardening tips and read a story about problem solving, taking on knowledge to further our skills, and share the loving father and daughter relationship shown in the story.

— MARIA GILL, KIDS BOOKS NZ​

A joyful stroll for gardeners who want to share their passion with the next generation.

— XANTHE WHITE, LANDSCAPE DESIGNER AND AUTHOR OF THE NATURAL GARDEN