If I had a Sleepy Sloth Book Review

If I had a Sleepy Sloth
Written by Gabby Dawnay
Illustrated by Alex Barrow
Expected publication: March 17, 2020

Mom's Review
How could you not want to read a book with this cover? Regardless of the text, the illustrations are sure to be darling!

Well, the text and the illustrations are both winners in my book. First, the cuteness of the sloth and the happiness of this Madeline-like girl envelop the reader on every page. Furthermore, Easter eggs of the mouse and the bear and the dinosaur from Barrow and Dawnay's other books peek out at readers like a little love note to fans. T and I were both delighted to see familiar faces. Then T took it one step further and pointed out that the end paper is the little girl's wallpaper. Fans of Barrow's other books will fall in love with his work again.

The story itself wraps you up just as wonderfully as the pictures. The little girl waxes poetic on the joys of owning a sloth, from watching the flowers grow to seeing the sloth pee once a week (on the nasty lifeguard's head! ;) ). If I had a Sleepy Sloth is not just an ode to sloths, but an encouragement to slow your own pace and enjoy the beauty of what surrounds you.

Son's Review
(Age: 5)
It's if you a had a pet for a sloth, that's what you should expect. You'll have to have a hammock. You'll have to live in a treehouse so the sloth can have playtime. You'll have to peek when you play hide-and-seek because they have good camouflage. Sloths are slow, so you shouldn't have races.

That page where he pees on the man's head is my favorite. It is so funny!

There is the bear who wants to sing and the mouse who wants a house!

Note:
A review copy was provided by Thames and Hudson in exchange for an honest review.