Giraffe Problems

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　　「完美擊中孩子扭捏、不安的害羞心情！」

　　【暢銷繪本名家黃金組合】

　　藍．史密斯∣美國凱迪克大獎、英國凱特格林威大獎
　　喬里．約翰∣懷特朗讀繪本獎銀獎

　　【故事簡介】

　　什、什麼？長頸鹿也會有煩惱？
　　沒錯，聰明的你猜對了！
　　長頸鹿的煩惱，
　　就是那超～級～無～敵～長的脖子！

　　長頸鹿愛德華完全搞不懂，
　　為什麼自己的脖子長得
　　這麼長、好軟、又細、很花，
　　如此的……「長～頸～」。

　　愛德華覺得每個動物，
　　無時無刻都盯著它那又長又怪的脖子瞧。
　　唉，他想過幫脖子繫上絲巾；
　　甚至躲進叢林裡，把自己藏起來。
　　老實說，他試過你想得到的任何方法了。

　　當愛德華試盡各種方法，精疲力竭打算放棄的時候，
　　一隻烏龜闖入，啊，不對不對，是慢……慢……
　　慢慢……的出現在愛德華的世界裡，
　　幫助愛德華了解──
　　原來他的長脖子可是很管用的呢！

　　繼《好煩好煩的小企鵝》……
　　這次，喬里・約翰和藍・史密斯也使出渾身解術，
　　用精湛的圖像、絕妙的文字，
　　向世界大聲宣告，我好煩啊！

本書特色

　　1. 【暢銷繪本名家黃金組合】：藍．史密斯+喬里．約翰再度合作，以精湛插畫藝術和絕妙文字，顛覆一般童書的想像！
　　2. 繼《好煩好煩的小企鵝》，大人小孩都愛的幽默暖心繪本，轟動登場！橫掃全美圖書館、暢銷書排行榜！
　　3. 超驚喜特殊「長」拉頁設計、精心安排的構圖插畫，讓繪本閱讀呈現動感與趣味，親子共讀更動人。
　　4.將哲理隱喻於故事內，藉由【發現自我】【接納自我】的友情主題，盼孩子能互相欣賞、互相肯定彼此。

　　——中文書介摘錄自《好煩好煩的長頸鹿》，水滴文化出版

Penguins aren't the only animals with problems. . . . A second hilarious collaboration from picture-book superstars Lane Smith and Jory John

Can you guess what's making this giraffe self-conscious? Could it be . . . HIS ENORMOUS NECK Yes, it's exactly that--how on earth did you figure it out?

Edward the giraffe can't understand why his neck is as long and bendy and, well, ridiculous as it is. No other animal has a neck this absurd. He's tried disguising it, dressing it up, strategically hiding it behind bushes--honestly, anything you can think of, he's tried.

Just when he has exhausted his neck-hiding options and is about to throw in the towel, a turtle swoops in (well, ambles in, very slowly) and helps him understand that his neck has a purpose, and looks excellent in a bow tie.

Jory John and Lane Smith have truly outdone themselves in this companion book to Penguin Problems.

JORY JOHN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many books for both children and adults. He is the author of Penguin Problems and Giraffe Problems (both illustrated by Lane Smith), The Bad Seed and The Good Egg (both illustrated by Pete Oswald), and Quit Calling Me a Monster! and I Will Chomp You! (both illustrated by Bob Shea), among many other books. Jory is a two-time E. B. White Read Aloud Honor recipient and has won numerous state book awards for his writing. He lives in Oregon. You can find him at joryjohn.com and follow him on Twitter at @IamJoryJohn.

LANE SMITH (also the illustrator of Penguin Problems) has written and illustrated a bunch of stuff, including Grandpa Green, a Caldecott Honor Book, and It’s a Book, which has been translated into over twenty-five languages. Four of his books have been New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year. In 2012 the Eric Carle Museum named him an Honor Artist for ＂lifelong innovation in the field of children’s books.＂ In 2014 he received the Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award. Lane lives in rural Connecticut with his wife, book designer Molly Leach. Visit him on the web at lanesmithbooks.com.