About Us

Laughing Giraffe Books is the brain child of Alexandra Morrill, an educator turned entrepreneur, and mother of two young girls.

After receiving a B.A. from Cornell University and a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Virginia, Alexandra worked as a specialeducation teacher and reading specialist in both Virginia and Massachusetts. With each passing year, and across a variety of different schools, settings and students, the one constant was Alexandra’s excitement in getting young children, particularly non-readers and struggling readers, hooked on reading.

With the arrival of her girls (20 months apart), and her new role as a stay at home mother, Alexandra learned to “practice what she preached.” She also discovered how difficult a task this can be when simultaneously juggling the day-to-day needs of both a household and family. And, that was with years of professional experience in this very endeavor!

An avid reader and collector of children’s books- her walk in closet contains significantly more books than clothing- Alexandra pondered how she would combine her love of children’s literature, excitement with getting young readers hooked, and experiences as a parent, and Laughing Giraffe Books was born. Alexandra harnessed her experiences as a reading specialist and as a parent to fill a void in the children’s book industry-

Laughing Giraffe Books provides themed book bundles and book of the month collections with an added surprise – a game and prize. By creating an added hook to get kids excited about reading we are helping to create a new generation of lifelong readers.

Laughing Giraffe Books flourishes on a 3 pronged approach:

1. Select only the highest quality, most enjoyable books, and bundle them around favorite children’s themes.

2. Capitalize on children’s innate love of challenges and rewards by including a search-and-find game and prize with every collection.

3. Present these collections in a way that makes giving the gift of books easy, and that makes receiving it fun.

Each collection offered by Laughing Giraffe Books not only encourages children to read, but helps to foster a dialog between parent and child, an essential element to developing a strong reader. And, all of this is done while making it easy for busy parents, grandparents and caregivers.

Give a Laughing Giraffe Books book bundle or book of the month collection to a special child in your life today, and start them on the path to becoming lifelong readers.