There’s a picture hanging on our bedroom wall of a giraffe. It doesn’t look like a giraffe or even have the colors of a giraffe; actually, it looks more like a worm than anything else. However, my five year-old son insists it’s a giraffe, and seeing that he painted it, we hung it with pride. Both […]
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
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Winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award
Sparky!
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
Winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780593703540 |
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Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
Publication date: | 09/26/2023 |
Pages: | 40 |
Sales rank: | 347,533 |
Product dimensions: | 8.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.20(d) |
Age Range: | 4 - 8 Years |
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