There's a Giraffe in My Soup, by Ross Burach - What if you found a giraffe in your soup, an alligator in your entreé, an elephant on the table, or even an ostrich in your dish? In this debut picture book from author-illustrator Ross Burach, an assortment of animals of increasingly silly proportions pop out from under the lid at a restaurant while the waiter tries to keep things under control.