The Trouble with Giraffes

(Hardback)

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A girl and her pet giraffe are friends despite their difference in size in this tender picture book companion to the bestselling and acclaimed Strictly No Elephants.

A girl knows having a pet giraffe poses some difficulties, like finding a way to take walks together with legs very different in length. And her giraffe doesnt fit into the clubhouse door for Pet Club. But the Pet Club members come together to find a way for himand everyoneto be included. Because thats what friends do.

Strictly No Elephants has been sold around the world and is heralded as a pitch-perfect book about inclusion. Now, readers can celebrate the importance of both inclusivity and accessibility in this new companion that is full of new friends to love.

Author Bio

Lisa Mantchev is the author of many picture books, including the internationally acclaimedStrictly No Elephants and The Trouble with Giraffes, both illustrated by Taeeun Yoo;Remarkables, illustrated by David Litchfield; andSomeday, Narwhal, illustrated by Hyewon Yum. Lisa lives on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Learn more at LisaMantchev.com.

Taeeun Yoo has twice received the prestigiousNew York TimesBest Illustrated Childrens Book Award. She has illustrated many books, includingStrictly No Elephantsby Lisa Mantchev, which has been published in fourteen countries.The New York Timescalled it a sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale. She is also the illustrator ofKitten and the Night Watchmanby John Sullivan, which received five starred reviews and was named a best book of the year by many publications. Her other books includeSo Many DaysandOnly a Witch Can Fly, both by Alison McGhee, andRoundby Joyce Sidman. Taeeun was also the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Society of Illustrators Founders Award. She lives in South Korea with her family.