Giddy the Great
Written by Jamie Rix and illustrated by Lynne Chapman
(Orchard Books, 10.99)
The exuberant pictures and words of this book pinpoint the meaning of friendship. In this case, it means stopping to think. Giddy the Goat finds it hard to pause even for a moment because of his unrelenting urge to climb. He travels the world to prepare for the Giant Pinnacle Race, testing his limits by climbing the Eiffel Tower and Nelson's Column. Only when installed on the dizzying summit of the Empire State Building (passing King Kong on the way) does Giddy stop to think. He returns home just in time for the race up the sheer slopes of the Giant Pinnacle, which is represented as a startling stone block shaped like forked lightning thrusting towards the sky. It's impenetrable to mere humans, and even sheep. In spite of this, Edmund the Sheep, Giddy's best friend, with quiet determination joins the race. Afterwards the best friends get on with the most important thing of all - talking. It's a message that keeps a spring in its hooves all the way to the end.
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