Genre
Picture books for children
Illustration
Big and bold
Colorful
Inventive
Subject
Animal behavior
Animals
Rain forest animals
Rain forests
Sloths
Speed

An adorable Eric Carle book with a sloth as the main character. What more could you ask for? Loved the large word drop, and gave a great lesson in everyone is different. ( )

A most excellent read, with lovely pictures. ( )

Love Eric Carle books! As usual, this book is filled with fantastic illustrations that captivate readers and listeners. This book teaches that just because someone, or something, does something different- it doesn't mean its wrong! ( )

I love this book for so many reasons. A few of the reasons are, the amazing art work, the endless possibilities of activities you can do around this book, The different animals in the book, and the lesson at the end of the book. The book teaches young children that everyone is different, just because the sloth is slow does not make him any lazier than another animal, sloths are just born to be slow. Another good lesson in the book shows you that sometimes taking things slow, can be peaceful. As an adult I have learned to relax and take things step by step and day by, so that lesson that Eric Carle shows in the book, really reached out to me on a personal level. I like how the back of the book, shows all the animals, because I could easily make that into an art activity and say I want every student to draw one of the animals, and I will teach them how to make it like Eric Carle, because I learned how to make Eric Carle drawing in my Art Class. My favorite part of the book was the ending when the sloth stated, "It is true that I am slow, quiet, and boring. I am relaxed and tranquil, and I like to live in peace, but I am not lazy." That quote was very powerful in showing that just because someone moves at a slower pace, that doesn't make them lazy. ( )