"When your mother says you can have any pet you want 'as long as it doesn't need to be walked or bathed or fed,' what do you do? You go to the library, do some research, and then order a sloth. Through Express Mail, of course. What could possibly go wrong?
Sparky the sloth might be my favorite addition to the canon of children's pets. Jenny Offill's text is no-nonsense and pitch-perfect, and Chris Appelhans's lovely, muted palette will remind readers of Jon Klassen (Sparky does a LOT more sleeping than any Klassen animal, but what did you expect? He's a sloth!)"
Publisher Schwartz & Wade
Publication Date 2014-03-11
Section Children's Picture Books / All Staff Suggestions / Suggestions for Kids / Archived Staff Suggestions / Liz S.
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9780375870231
The ingenious author of 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore and a brilliant illustrator and production designer of the Coraline movie have created a hilarious, touching picture book perfect for young animal lovers. Like the Caldecott Medal-winning Officer Buckle and Gloria, Sparky stars a pet who has more to offer than meets the eye. When our narrator orders a sloth through the mail, the creature that arrives isn't good at tricks or hide-and-seek . . . or much of anything. Still, there's something about Sparky that is irresistible.
