Sparky! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780375870231)

The ingenious author of 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore and a brilliant illustrator and production designer of the Coraline movie have created a hilarious, touching picture book perfect for young animal lovers. Like the Caldecott Medal-winning Officer Buckle and Gloria, Sparky stars a pet who has more to offer than meets the eye. When our narrator orders a sloth through the mail, the creature that arrives isn't good at tricks or hide-and-seek . . . or much of anything. Still, there's something about Sparky that is irresistible.

Winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award

Author: Jenny Offill
ISBN-10: 0375870237
ISBN-13: 9780375870231
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2014
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.70h x 9.30w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 165147 / Sparky!

Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Winner
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/16/2013
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2014
Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2014
School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 122
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 69
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average