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The Trouble with Giraffes

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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... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Friends can me more different than alike and sometimes it takes doing a little extra to be a good friend.

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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 doesn’t fit into the clubhouse door for Pet Club. But the Pet Club members come together to find a way for him—and everyone—to be included. 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, readers can celebrate the importance of both inclusivity and accessibility in this new companion that is full of new friends to love.

Series: The Pet Club Series

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665962766

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books

Illustration: f-c digital, uncoated int + jacket (no spfx)

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 424g

Pages: 32

About the Author

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.

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