A little girl wants a pet. She's not fussy, any will do. Her mother said no to a bird and bunny and trained seal. Then she agrees to the sloth, Sparky! Sloths don't know how to fetch. Or roll over. But they sure know how to play dead. What's an eager pet owner to do?

 

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jenny Offill is the proud owner of a dog named Jetta, who likes to chew up dollar bills. She wrote the picture books 17 THINGS I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANYMORE, a PARENTING BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR, and 11 EXPERIMENTS THAT FAILED, described by KIRKUS REVIEWS as a 'most joyful and clever whimsy'. She is also the author of the adult novels LAST THINGS and DEPT. OF SPECULATION. She lives in New York. Visit her website at www. jennyoffil. com