The White Giraffe is a children's novel by Lauren St John first published in 2006. It is the first in the African Adventures series.[1] Lauren St. John picked out a giraffe for the story because she always wanted to ride one. When St. John was a child living in Zimbabwe, Africa, she owned several wild animals including a giraffe. This book was the winner of the 2008 East Sussex Children’s Book Award.[2]

The White Giraffe
First edition cover
AuthorLauren St John
Original titleThe Kudu Clan
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAfrican Adventures
SubjectCaring about animals
GenreFictional
PublisherOrion Children's Books
Publication date
1 August 2006
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages192
ISBN1-84255-520-0
Followed byDolphin Song 

The book is about a girl, Martine, who moves to an African game reserve to live with her grandmother after her parents die in a house fire.[3]

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