Sloth & Squirrel in a pickle / written by Cathy Ballou Mealey ; illustrated by Kelly Collier.
Material type: TextPublisher: Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2021Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781525302381
- 1525302388
- Sloth and Squirrel in a pickle
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Friends & Neighbors | MEALEY CATHY BA | Available | 33111010675573 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Friends & Neighbors | MEALEY CATHY BA | Checked out | 05/28/2024 | 33111010565022 | |||
Children's Book | Northport Library | Children's Picturebook | MEALEY CATHY BA | Available | 33111009853025 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Though Sloth and Squirrel are good friends, they have different ways of doing things - and different speeds of doing them. So, when Squirrel gets them jobs as pickle packers to earn money for a new bike, things don't go according to plan. and before long, the friends are shown the pickle factory's door, along with the 677 1/2 jars of pickles they packed incorrectly! Now the pair are bicycle-less, with only pickles to show for themselves. Or so they think - until the resourceful pair come up with an ingenious plan!
"Squirrel and Sloth want to buy a bicycle so that they can go FAST. But when they see how much a bicycle will cost, they realize they'll need to earn some money. Just then, they come upon a "Help Wanted" sign -- pickle packers needed! So Squirrel convinces the manager at the pickle factory to give them jobs. Squirrel and Sloth have very contrasting skill sets, and things do not go according to plan. After a few false starts, the pair end up with 677 ½ jars of pickles that the factory can't sell, and only enough money to buy a couple of ice pops to enjoy on their way home. Squirrel starts to gobble his right away, but Sloth eats so slowly that his melts and drops to the ground. "Too bad," says Squirrel. "We can share mine." But then Sloth has a brilliant idea ... PICKLE POPS! A celebration of friendship, teamwork and cooperation -- and a testament to hard work and ingenuity."-- Provided by publisher.