Slow Down Stanley by Elena Levi and Giulia Pastorino - ADVISABLE

Slow Down Stanley by Elena Levi illustrated by Giulia Pastorino. PICTURE BOOK Boxer Books, 2024. $19. 9781914912719 

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Sloths are slow and sleep all day and all night, but not young Stanley. His dad was always telling him to slow down, but he loved to watch and learn from the other creatures in the jungle. One day he learned to jump to another branch like a monkey. He taught the other young sloths also. The other adult sloths were upset with him. Will Stanley ever be accepted the way he is? 

Slow Down Stanley teaches kids that it can be good to be different from others. The illustrations are fun and whimsical. 

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