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Why?

“Because it so perfectly captures the excitement, hopes, affections, and innate connections children feel for and have with their pets.”

– Sarah Verno

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Book Description from Amazon:

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