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Why Does

Grandpa Walk So

Slowly?

Yoav J. Tenembaum

KEY SELLING POINTS

A children’s story dwelling on the loving relationship between a grandfather and a grandson as they try to
answer a universal query.
Inspired by real events as many of the dialogues between the grandparents and grandson have actually
taken place.
The tenderness of family relationships and the inspirational ideas derived from that relationship.

Thestory of agrandfatherwhowalksveryslowly. In hisquesttoknowwhy he is soslow, why hewalks so
slowly, Grandpa asks his friends the turtle and the snail. Their answers are original and surprising.

Afterwards, Grandpa decides to ask his four-years old grandson, Noam, who attributes his grandfather’s
slownesstosomethingthatstartles Grandpa.Noamseems tohavetherightanswer,andafinalcomment,
whichleavesthereaderwithfoodforthought.

This is astory, humorousintoneandcontent, dwelling on alovingrelationshipbetweenagrandfatherandhis
grandson, and the latter’s thought-provoking answers. It highlights the various perspectives one can have on a
givenissueandtheimportance of acceptingtheotheras he orshe is.

Yoav J. Tenembaum isalecturerinInternationalRelationsatTelAvivUniversity,Israel.Hehaspublished
books and articles, including a poetry anthology and a children’s book. He holds a master’s degree from
Cambridge University and a doctorate degree from Oxford University. Yoav was born in Argentina and now lives
in Israel.

Publication Date: 28th November 2024 £9.99 ISBN: 9781836280811
Thema subject category: YFB – Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
paperback 210 x 210 mm 24 pp Square Author location: Tel Aviv

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