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"  Sparky! by Jenny Offill, illustrated by Chris Appelhans Just writing that title makes me giggle. Who names a sloth Sparky? Who puts an exclamation mark in the title of a book about a sloth named Sparky? Jenny Offill, that&amp;#039;s who. But is this book really about a sloth\u2014or is it about a sparky little girl with a keen imagination, a flair for the unusual and a great big heart?  Yup, you guessed it.  Sparky! (Schwartz &amp;amp;amp; Wade Books, 2014) is a rare gem\u2014a quiet story with big personality, in which a sweet but do-nothing pet gives its owner lots to do, and love.   It&amp;#039;s also beautiful. Chris Appelhan gets tons of emotion out of his restrained palate, his simple line and brush strokes, and his confident compositions.   I know a sparky little sloth-lover who will adore this book. I bet she&amp;#039;ll even break out her own watercolors and pencils and start making sloths after reading it. You and your child might, too! Randall de S\u00E8ve is the author of New York Times bestseller Toy Boat, The Duchess of Whimsy, Mathilda and the Orange Balloon, and Peanut and Fifi Have a Ball. She also spent many happy years teaching young children in Brooklyn, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and a very wicked dog named Henry Biscuit. You can contact Randall at her website. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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