Are you looking for sloth books? This post shares popular sloth books for kids that elementary teachers often use as read alouds. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves to this topic really well. Take a peek below to learn more about these sloth books for kids!
3 Sloth Books for Kids
Below is a list of some of our favorite sloth books for kids at the elementary level. Check them out below!
1. Sparky by Jenny Offill
Sparky by Jenny Offill is a book about a young girl who wants a pet, but her mother keeps telling her no. She is willing to get any pet, that is how much she wants one. Finally, her mother promises she can get a pet if it doesn’t need to be walked, bathed or fed. Determined, the young girl goes to the library to research the perfect pet and discovers the sloth. This animal is very lazy and eats the leaves off trees. Soon enough, her sloth is delivered and she names it Sparky. Quickly, she learns Sparky is very lazy when he loses every game they play. The girl feels discouraged when a classmate says Sparky isn’t a good pet because he can’t do tricks. The girl decides to hold a Sloth Extravaganza and tries to teach Sparky tricks. The show does not go as she hoped, the only trick Sparky can do is play dead. At the end of the story, the girl learns to appreciate Sparky for who he is and enjoy his company.
Check out these Sparky lessons and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging interactive read aloud lessons!
2. Mindful Mr. Sloth by Katy Hudson
Mindful Mr. Sloth by Katy Hudson is about a girl named Sasha who is not patient at all. She likes to a lot of things all at once and she likes to do them as quickly as possible. Then one day Sasha discovers Mr. Sloth on the roof of her treehouse. Mr. Sloth likes to do everything slowly. Mr. Sloth and Sasha have adventures together and when it is time for the neighborhood race, Mr. Sloth teaches Sasha an important lesson about slowing down. At the end of the story, Sasha learns about mindfulness and changes her speeds to sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
Check out these Mindful Mr. Sloth lessons and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging interactive read aloud lessons!
3. The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down by Margaret Wild
The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down by Margaret Wild is about a girl named Amy and her very fast family. They are the speediest family in the whole world. They walk fast, drive fast, shop fast, eat fast and there is never any time to talk, play, laugh or relax. One day, Amy brings home Sloth from the park and he has a big impact on her family. Sloth makes them slow down and go at his pace.
When Amy’s family slows down, they notice all the wonderful things they have time for and learn to appreciate the time they spend together. Sloth helps the family practice mindfulness.
Check out these The Sloth That Slowed Us Down lessons and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging interactive read aloud lessons!
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In closing, we hope you found this list of sloth books for kids helpful! They are part of our Starts With a Story collection.
