Jeffrey and Sloth

Jeffrey and Sloth is a Canadian children's book by Kari-Lynn Winters and Ben Hodson. It was published in March 2007 by Orca Book Publishers.

Jeffrey and Sloth

Book cover, featuring the two characters Jeffrey and the Sloth (sitting in chair facing Jeffrey)
Author	Kari-Lynn Winters
Illustrator	Ben Hodson
Language	English
Genre	children's fiction
Publisher	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date	2007
Publication place	Canada
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages	32
ISBN	978-1-55143-974-7 (first edition, softcover); ISBN 978-1-55143-323-3 (first edition, hardcover)
OCLC	180756886

Jeffrey and Sloth first appeared in a 2004 issue of Chameleon, a children's magazine published by the University of British Columbia, 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 Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto.^[1]

Awards

• Finalist: 2008 BC Book Prize Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize) and sponsored tour
• Winner: 2009 Chocolate Lilly British Columbia Reader's Choice Award, Silver Medal^[2]
• Winner: ABCs of Education best books of 2006-2007^[3]
• 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.