# Blurp's Book of Manners - Hardcover

by **Cindy Derby** (Author), **Cindy Derby** (Illustrator)

**From Caldecott Honoree Cindy Derby comes an uproarious tale about an etiquette coach and the sentient paint blob that just might teach her proper manners.**

When etiquette coach Ms. Picklepop teeters off her stool and spills a bucket of paint, a creature emerges. Not a scary one, or an evil one, or anything of the sort. Instead, what comes alive is ...

BLURP!

She'll have to carry on with her lesson, despite Blurp's many, messy distractions. But paint splotches and burps aren't all that disrupt Ms. Picklepop's decorous class. Perhaps through an unlikely friendship, Ms. Picklepop will learn a thing or two about manners herself.

Fall in love with Cindy Derby's newest adorable creation - Blurp - in this colorful, heartwarming, and laugh-out-loud funny tale.

**\*"Derby's natural inclination to play with paint like a child in a mud puddle comes fully to her aid here...  
Our hero is bound to find fast friends with ill-mannered readers everywhere." - _Kirkus_, starred review**

\*"Derby breathes fresh air into familiar comedy tropes and 'practice kindness' messaging, while anchoring the book's unleashed sense of color and character in a core truth: there is nothing more wonderful than being treated with respect." - _Publishers Weekly_, starred review

### Author Biography

**Cindy Derby** is a 2021 Caldecott Honoree and an illustrator and author based out of San Francisco, California. _Blurp's Book of Manners_ is her third picture book with Roaring Brook, following _How to Walk an Ant_ and _Two Many Birds._ She is a puppeteer and has performed all over the world.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.41 x 11.27 x 9.35 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** December 06, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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| Default Title | 18.99 USD | In stock |

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