I think I had a smile on my face almost entirely through reading this book! I mean, who does not love giraffes? After reading The Women, I needed a light hearted story like this one. There was a lot of sadness and tragedy in this book, after all it took place in 1938 wen the country was on the brink of war, and people were living in Hoovervilles around the country, and hoboes were jumping trains looking for their next meal and a better life, and people were just dying living in dust bowls where they couldn't breathe, much less survive.. But the story of two giraffes caught in a hurricane while being shipped to New York from Europe-and their story of how they made it across the entire country to San Diego, on washed out roads, and too small bridges and tunnels and steep mountain passes is just amazing. This book is based on a true story, and the clippings from various newspapers from all over the country are shown throughout the book. The characters are so believable-Woody, running away from his past, and trying to be a better person, but the old ways die hard. Red, a woman, wanting to write a photographic journey for Life Magazine about this trek, when women were frowned upon for having any such ambitions of traveling alone, and The Old Man, guiding this entire voyage, seemingly crusty on the outside but with a heart of gold for treating animals. I think everyone will like this!!
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