"Oh,
sloth,
oh!
Your toe,
sloth,
your toe."
Sloths are meant to be in trees unless they need to go to the bathroom, once a week or so. That is exactly where we meet the story's main character. Moving slowly, while encountering other denizens of its forest home, the sloth is content. Little does she know that her life is about to become an unexpected adventure. It's all due to a high wind that blows her right out of the tree and deposits her on the road below. Luckily, a passing truck driver is able to avoid an accident.
However, the sloth has suffered an injury in the fall. A sharp cut on her foot radiates pain and discomfort. It's straight to the vet, and some tests to discover the seriousness of the injury. A few stitches, a practised finger flex, and the sloth is good to go. Transported by the driver back to a wooden dock, where a tethered canoe helps make a quick return to her forest home.
The text is perfect for little ones showing an interest in a book's language. Three-word rhyming refrains capture the actions, while the digital artwork tells the full story through full page spreads that show facial expression in every detail of the adventure.
An author's note reminds that, as humans encroach on sloth habitat, drivers must be ever-vigilant when passing nearby. Little ones will enjoy the tale, and will soon be mimicking the telling.
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