Sherman Is a Slowpoke - Softcover

PreSchool-Grade 1 Sherman, a giant sloth, is quite content with his life of eating and sleeping until he meets Sheila, a sloth who goes to school and thinks. The transition is not an easy one, but with Sheila's help, Sherman does go to school, where he discovers that he has been thinking all along. Reminiscent of Leo the Late Bloomer (Crowell, 1971) by Robert Kraus, this book has a clear messageeveryone moves at an individual pacebut the message does not overwhelm the characters or the mood of the story. Bright, flat watercolor illustrations that are outlined in black show rhinos, bears, elephants, and others to enhance the tongue-in-cheek humor of the text. A reassuring tale with broad appeal among children and their parents. Starr LaTronica, North Berkeley Library, Calif.
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