Summary a giraffe gets stretched by one half making him a giraffe and a half. A giraffe and a half 50th anniversary share share on facebook share on twitter share on tumblr share on pinterest available editions 50th anniversary hardcover harpercollins publishers originally published in 1964 48 pages isbn 0060256559 1699 2100 can buy more retailers. From shel silverstein the new york times bestselling creator of where the sidewalk ends and the giving tree comes a riotous rhyming picture book about a boy and his giraffe featuring rhythmic verse and iconic illustrations a giraffe and a half will leave every reader young and old laughing until the very end beloved for over fifty years this classic captures silversteins signature