Score One for the Sloths

Reviewed by: Kara Reiman - Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: April 6, 2016

Review

While the cover featuring slots in pajamas looks cute and fun, the story itself is very much not. The story tries to make jokes about how sloths only sleep all day, but they fall flat. In the end, a sloth who somehow has all kinds of energy comes in and saves their school from being closed. Lester's books generally feature a moral or lesson, but this one misses the mark on the idea of being an individual. Not recommended.

Overall Book Score: fair

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About the Book

Author:

Lester, Helen

Illustrator: Munsinger, Lynn

Illustration Quality: good

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Book Type: picture book fiction

Genre:

Audience: preschool

Binding Type: reinforced trade binding

Binding Quality: good

ISBN: 9780544324053

Price: 8.99