''Jeffrey and Sloth'' is a Canadian children's book by

Kari-Lynn Winters Kari-Lynn Winters, née Moore (born 1969) is an award-winning Canadian children's author, playwright, drama educator, and literacy professor. She taught children's literacy, literature, dance and drama education at the University of British Colum ...

and Ben Hodson. It was published in March 2007 by Orca Book Publishers. ''Jeffrey and Sloth'' first appeared in a 2004 issue of ''Chameleon'', a children's magazine published by the

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, as "Jeffrey's Wor(l)ds Meet Sloth". Orca selected this book as one of 9 out of 1600 manuscripts chosen for publication in 2007. The book has come to life beyond the page, as a literacy play performed by Tickle Trunk Players in schools in

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, and

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Awards

* Finalist
2008 BC Book Prize
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Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize The Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize is awarded annually as the BC Book Prize for Canadian authors and illustrator of picture books, picture story books, and illustrated non-fiction books. The prize is shared by the author an ...

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* Winner: 200
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British Columbia Reader's Choice Award, Silver Medal * Winner: ABCs of Education best books of 2006-2007''Edify Magazine'' 2, Fall, 2007, page 11 * Nominated
2008 BLUE SPRUCE
Ontario Library Association award

Plot

Jeffrey can't think of how to start his writing assignment so he doodles instead, only to have his doodle of a sloth come to life and order him about. Jeffrey struggles against the strong-willed Sloth, in the process telling a tale and completing his homework.

References

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External links

Published reviews of ''Jeffrey and Sloth''Orca Book Publishers page on ''Jeffrey and Sloth''
* ttp://kariwinters.com Kari-Lynn Winters personal page* ttp://benhodson.ca Ben Hodson personal pagebr>Tickle Trunk Players
Children's fiction books Canadian children's books Canadian picture books Fictional sloths and anteaters 2007 children's books Children's books about animals