Pavlo Gets the Grumps

 
　　吃完早餐後，小貓帕布羅和媽媽討論今天要去哪裡玩。去公園怎麼樣？帕布羅說：「我不想去公園，溜滑梯太滑了，沙坑太多沙。」媽媽又提議：「那要不要去游泳？」帕布羅卻說：「水裡太溼了，而且有魚會咬我的腳。」媽媽告訴帕布羅說他只是今天心情很壞，而要把壞心情趕跑可以怎麼做呢？
 
　　來自烏克蘭的創作者娜塔莉亞．莎洛什維利（Natalia Shaloshvili），毛茸茸的可愛動物角色在她筆下別具魅力，充滿情感並細緻表達出小貓的不同情緒，以及小貓是如何面對負面情緒，重新找到快樂。溫暖的插畫就如同給小讀者一個大大擁抱，告訴他們不管在什麼時候，他們都擁有家人和朋友滿滿的愛。

A book-shaped hug that we all need on a day when everything just feels BLAH.

　　Pavlo does not feel like going to the park. Not today.
　　He does not want to go swimming.
　　He even says no to the cinema.
　　What's going on, Pavlo?
　　Pavlo's got the grumps.

　　This comforting picture book takes a look at bad days and big emotions, and reminds us that we all have grumpy days sometimes but no feeling lasts forever.

　　Natalia Shaloshvili's expressive illustrations are sad and funny at the same time, reassuring little ones that we are loved by our family and friends even when we're not our happiest selves. Pavlo guides young children on their emotional learning journey and shows how joy is always just around the corner.

Natalia Shaloshvili started her career as an editorial illustrator before following her true passion of working as a children's book author and illustrator. Natalia, who enjoys working with traditional materials such as acrylic and watercolour pencils, has published a number of picture books, but Pavlo Gets the Grumps is her first UK-originated book. Besides making picture books, Natalia is an artist, with works showcased in exhibitions worldwide and held in private collections. You can find Natalia on Instagram as @nataly_owl.