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