Jeffrey and Sloth
{{short description|2007 children's book by Kari-Lynn Winters and Ben Hodson}}
{{infobox book
| name = Jeffrey and Sloth
| title_orig =
| translator =
| image = jeffrey and sloth cover.jpg
| caption = Book cover, featuring the two characters Jeffrey and the Sloth (sitting in chair facing Jeffrey)
| author = Kari-Lynn Winters
| illustrator = Ben Hodson
| country = Canada
| language = English
| genre = children's fiction
| publisher = Orca Book Publishers
| release_date = 2007
| media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
| pages = 32
| isbn = 978-1-55143-974-7
| isbn_note= (first edition, softcover);
{{ISBN|978-1-55143-323-3}} (first edition, hardcover)
| oclc= 180756886
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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.[http://tickletrunkplayers.com/shows Tickle Trunk Players]
Awards
- Finalist: [http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2008 2008 BC Book Prize] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502190556/http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2008 |date=2009-05-02 }} (Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize) and [http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/tour/category/northern-leg-2008/ sponsored tour]
- Winner: 2009 [http://chocolatelilyawards.com Chocolate Lilly] British Columbia Reader's Choice Award, Silver Medal[http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/news/article/honoured-bc-books/ Honoured BC Books 2009]
- Winner: ABCs of Education best books of 2006-2007Edify Magazine 2, Fall, 2007, page 11
- Nominated: [http://accessola.com/forest2008/ 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
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External links
- [http://kariwinters.com/jeffrey#reviews Published reviews of Jeffrey and Sloth]
- [http://www.orcabook.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=309 Orca Book Publishers page on Jeffrey and Sloth]
- [http://www.ccfi.educ.ubc.ca/publication/insights/chameleon/april04/winters.htm "Jeffrey's Wor(l)ds Meet Sloth" (2004, illustrated by Oana Capota, Chameleon, 2:1, 24-28) at Educational Insights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829112719/http://www.ccfi.educ.ubc.ca/publication/insights/chameleon/april04/winters.htm |date=2008-08-29 }}
- [http://kariwinters.com Kari-Lynn Winters personal page]
- [http://benhodson.ca Ben Hodson personal page]
- [http://tickletrunkplayers.com Tickle Trunk Players]
Category:Children's fiction books
Category:Canadian children's books
Category:Canadian picture books
Category:Sloths and anteaters in popular culture
Category:2007 children's books