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Sparky! by Chris Appelhans, Jenny Offill

4saradouglas's review against another edition

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2.0

Umm... I think I missed something here. Don't understand the hype.

laila4343's review against another edition

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5.0

ADORABLE, with an "awww..." ending.

deerisms's review against another edition

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5.0

Our narrator of this adorable tale wants a pet more than anything in the world, and the only pet that meets her mother's qualifications is the sloth. After she has Sparky mailed to her, she just wants people to love him as much as she does. Thus she makes several failed attempts at teaching Sparky tricks where he makes the same face I always made in gym class:

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Eventually our narrator realizes that it doesn't matter if people find Sparky impressive, because she loves him and that's all that matters.

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missbookiverse's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is so cute! The drawings are gorgeous and the sloth is adorable. The story is a bit bittersweet but leaves you with a content smile on your face. I just wish the sloth would've looked a bit happier in some of the illustrations. Sad sloth makes me sad.

annabannana's review against another edition

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Ummm...
Not sure we liked this book.
Will think about it some more to see if I want to change my review.

carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition

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4.0

An adorable book about a girl and her pet sloth. A bit too long for story time, but I really enjoyed it.

xsleepyshadows's review against another edition

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4.0

When a little girl finds a loophole to get her very first pet! This is an adorable story with nice illustration to boot!

anniejaneb's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved the illustrations and the story was cute!

margaretmechinus's review against another edition

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3.0

Interesting idea. A little boring, like having a sloth for a pet.

trayceebee's review against another edition

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3.0

A co-worker recommended this book. I thought it was okay. I appreciated the attitude of the main character--promises are meant to be kept, don't give up, and make the best of what you've got.