The Trouble with Giraffes - Hardcover

by Lisa Mantchev (Author), Taeeun Yoo (Illustrator)

Return to Pet Club, where all are welcome, with the story of a girl and her pet giraffe in this tender picture book companion to the bestselling and acclaimed Strictly No Elephants.

At Pet Club, all people and pets are welcome. But for a girl and her pet giraffe, the trouble is that sometimes they're more different than they are alike. And a giraffe can't fit into the treehouse for Pet Club. So the Pet Club members come together to make their club even more welcoming and accessible for everyone. Because that's what friends do.

Strictly No Elephants has been sold around the world and is heralded as a pitch-perfect book about inclusion. Now, this new companion offers "a kid-friendly look at the multifaceted work that underpins true inclusivity" (Kirkus Reviews).

Author Biography

Lisa Mantchev is the author of many picture books, including the internationally acclaimed Strictly No Elephants and The Trouble with Giraffes, both illustrated by Taeeun Yoo; Remarkables, illustrated by David Litchfield; and Someday, 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 prestigious New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award. She has illustrated many books, including Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev, which has been published in nineteen countries. The New York Times called it a "sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." She is also the illustrator of Kitten and the Night Watchman by John Sullivan, which received five starred reviews and was named a best book of the year by many publications. Her other books include So Many Days and Only a Witch Can Fly, both by Alison McGhee, and Round by 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.