Why Are You Grumpy, Manul? is a quirky, lighthearted story about a manul with a frown so fierce that no one has ever seen him smile!
A curious boy tries to solve the mystery of the wild cat’s grumpiness. Are his paws too cold? Are the birds too loud? Does he just need a snack? Kids will giggle as they follow the boy’s wild guesses and learn that appearances can be deceiving — and sometimes a little love goes a long way!
- Perfect for kids ages 3-5, with rhyming text that’s fun to read aloud at storytime or bedtime
- A playful look at emotions and the importance of empathy and patience
- Charming illustrations spark curiosity and keep little readers engaged
Discover more adventures in Clever’s Storytime series, featuring beloved characters like the playful Dragon from Don’t Wake the Dragon and Hedgehog from Hedgehog’s Home for Spring!
Series
Language
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Reading Age: From 3 to 5 years, Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 260 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
ISBN-13
979-8-88867-396-6 (9798888673966)
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Clever Publishing was founded in 2010 with the purpose of changing children's lives for the better. We create a world full of fascinating experiences for families through our books, games, sets, and series. Focusing on Pre-school and Edutainment, we've developed a wide range of innovative formats with modern teaching techniques. Kids love to read, touch, and play while learning, so our program includes products for all ages, including box sets; board books; puzzle books; learning flash cards; interactive coloring, activity, and word play formats; and boards games for the entire family. Our dream team - more than 100 employees worldwide - have a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of children's books. With this expertise, we present products that are fun, entertaining, and vibrant. We are modern and educational and strive to always emphasize the importance of first experiences. We connect to the needs of busy parents and aim to enrich the time spent with their children. Our goal is to make children - and their parents - happy!
Elena Feldman is a poet, writer, and literary translator of five European languages. She graduated from the Literature Institute named after Maxim Gorky as a literary translator from English, and was a student of the famous Viktor Golyshev. Elena has a Ph.D. in philology; her thesis was devoted to Mary Cicely Barker’s poems for children in the context of English literature of the first half of the twentieth century. She is a participant of diverse seminars and forums for writers and the winner of numerous awards.
Anna Kovalkina is a children's illustrator with a lifelong passion for art. Born in the 1990s in a small mining town in Siberia, she found inspiration in her local library's illustrated children's books. She often redrew her favorite characters and expanded on their stories. While in college, Anna purchased her first drawing tablet and began creating portraits, postcards, and illustrations for friends and school projects. Motherhood reignited her passion for children's illustration. As she built a picture book library for her children, she started sketching characters for them, leading her to commit fully to a career in children's art.
