Jeffrey and Sloth

2007 children's book by Kari-Lynn Winters and Ben Hodson
978-1-55143-974-7 (first edition, softcover);
ISBN 978-1-55143-323-3 (first edition, hardcover)OCLC180756886

Jeffrey and Sloth is a Canadian children's book by Kari-Lynn Winters and Ben Hodson. It was published in March 2007 by Orca Book Publishers.

Jeffrey and Sloth first appeared in a 2004 issue of Chameleon, a children's magazine published by the University of British Columbia, as "Jeffrey's Wor(l)ds Meet Sloth". Orca selected this book as one of 9 out of 1600 manuscripts chosen for publication in 2007. The book has come to life beyond the page, as a literacy play performed by Tickle Trunk Players in schools in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto.[1]

Awards

  • Finalist: 2008 BC Book Prize (Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize) and sponsored tour
  • Winner: 2009 Chocolate Lilly British Columbia Reader's Choice Award, Silver Medal[2]
  • Winner: ABCs of Education best books of 2006-2007[3]
  • Nominated: 2008 BLUE SPRUCE Ontario Library Association award

Plot

Jeffrey can't think of how to start his writing assignment so he doodles instead, only to have his doodle of a sloth come to life and order him about. Jeffrey struggles against the strong-willed Sloth, in the process telling a tale and completing his homework.

References

  1. ^ Tickle Trunk Players
  2. ^ Honoured BC Books 2009
  3. ^ Edify Magazine 2, Fall, 2007, page 11

External links

  • Published reviews of Jeffrey and Sloth
  • Orca Book Publishers page on Jeffrey and Sloth
  • "Jeffrey's Wor(l)ds Meet Sloth" (2004, illustrated by Oana Capota, Chameleon, 2:1, 24-28) at Educational Insights
  • Kari-Lynn Winters personal page
  • Ben Hodson personal page
  • Tickle Trunk Players