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The Rustling
The physical version of this book originally released in Bulgaria has been nominated for the "Hristo G. Danov" award in 2010 in the children's books category.
The Rustling has also been released in Turkey by the prestigious publisher Nesin Yayınevi.
The Rustling is a standalone story about the small giraffe Giry who is afraid of dark.
As Giry grows up too big for his parent’s bed he asks to sleep independently. So his parents create the most giraffy room for him. At first He is delighted by his new bedroom and feels big enough to sleep on his own.
But once mama Giraffe leave the room and turns the lights off poor Giry starts to hear scary sounds.
The thoughts of all kind of monsters under the bed leave him wide-eyed at bedtime. He cries out for her mother and as soon as she turns on the light the rustling stops. As she doesn’t hear a thing mama Giraffe leaves the room again and again the rustling stars over.
The brave boy decides to deal with the problem himself. He decides to turn himself into a giant fan, and make such a big wind that will blow the scribbling out. It will fall on the ground and Giry will see what it is. So our Giry goes rounding not exactly like a fan but rather like a spinning wheel. He turns around his neck, kicks with his thick tiny hooves and even shake his tail up and down.
Everything falls down to the ground making various loud noises and that is how the boy discovers where the rustling came from. It isn’t a lion, it is a mole.
The mole that lives underground teaches our friend that darkness isn’t something to be scared about. It shows Giry how to use his imagination in a positive way. Similar to the clouds we could use the shadows to fantasize about different beautiful things as a game.
In a positive way the book shows to children that limits like fears are often just an illusion. A big rustling monster could be just a mole. The darkness that Giry fears of is a home to the Mole who doesn’t see well in the light.
In the story I also introduce the children to some real facts about the giraffes mixing the sorry with reality.
The Rustling has also been released in Turkey by the prestigious publisher Nesin Yayınevi.
The Rustling is a standalone story about the small giraffe Giry who is afraid of dark.
As Giry grows up too big for his parent’s bed he asks to sleep independently. So his parents create the most giraffy room for him. At first He is delighted by his new bedroom and feels big enough to sleep on his own.
But once mama Giraffe leave the room and turns the lights off poor Giry starts to hear scary sounds.
The thoughts of all kind of monsters under the bed leave him wide-eyed at bedtime. He cries out for her mother and as soon as she turns on the light the rustling stops. As she doesn’t hear a thing mama Giraffe leaves the room again and again the rustling stars over.
The brave boy decides to deal with the problem himself. He decides to turn himself into a giant fan, and make such a big wind that will blow the scribbling out. It will fall on the ground and Giry will see what it is. So our Giry goes rounding not exactly like a fan but rather like a spinning wheel. He turns around his neck, kicks with his thick tiny hooves and even shake his tail up and down.
Everything falls down to the ground making various loud noises and that is how the boy discovers where the rustling came from. It isn’t a lion, it is a mole.
The mole that lives underground teaches our friend that darkness isn’t something to be scared about. It shows Giry how to use his imagination in a positive way. Similar to the clouds we could use the shadows to fantasize about different beautiful things as a game.
In a positive way the book shows to children that limits like fears are often just an illusion. A big rustling monster could be just a mole. The darkness that Giry fears of is a home to the Mole who doesn’t see well in the light.
In the story I also introduce the children to some real facts about the giraffes mixing the sorry with reality.
15 pages, ebook
Published July 2, 2026
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