Sloths
Sloths can be a fun animal to learn about at storytime and there are some great new picture books that were recently published on this unusual animal! For a craft project, make one of these easy sloth projects: It’s Slothtastic! 8 Sloth Crafts for Kids – stlMotherhood
Buchet, Nelly. Sloth Is Not a Baby! “I’s Not a Baby” the sloth repeats as she learns to climb up the tree during a storm.
Carle, Eric. “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly”Said the Sloth. A sloth defends his slow pace in a story featuring twenty-five rain forest animals.
Cronin, Doreen. Mama In the Moon. After he falls out of the tree, mama sloth helps her baby get back up by using the five senses.
Davids, Stacy B. Simon the Hugger. Simon the sloth loves to hug his friends but learns to ask before doing so.
Guendelsberger, Erin. Can You Put Me to Bed? The Tale of the Not-So-Sleepy Sloth. In this interactive story, listeners act out movements to help get the sloth ready for bed.
Martinez-Neal, Juana. Zonia’s Rain Forest. A young indigenous girl greets all the animals that live in the Amazon rain forest.
Prendergast, Gabrielle. Go, Sloth, Go! Told using three-word rhyming sentences, sloth has fallen and is rescued by a human.
Russo, Blythe. Sloth Sleeps Over. Sloth is invited to her first sleepover, but can’t stay awake for all the fun and games.
Tracy, Kristen. I Am Speedy – Confessions of a Turbocharged Sloth. Sloth explains that she is not lazy, but lightning quick!
Yuly, Toni. Go, Sloth, Go! The audience will repeat the title to cheer on the sloth as it looks for food.
Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool