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Sparky! / written by Jenny Offill ; illustrated by Chris Appelhans.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2014]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0375870237 (hbk.)
  • 0375970231 (glb)
  • 9780375870231 (hbk.) :
  • 9780375970238 (glb)
Subject(s): Summary: A child takes a sloth named Sparky as a pet. In this book, 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 is not good at tricks or hide-and-seek or much of anything. Still, there is something about Sparky that is irresistible.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Family & Pets Offill Jenny Checked out 06/21/2024 33111007529437
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award

A child takes a sloth named Sparky as a pet. In this book, 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 is not good at tricks or hide-and-seek or much of anything. Still, there is something about Sparky that is irresistible.

Ages 4-8.

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