Sleepy Mr Sloth cover

One day, Mr Sloth came
to visit. He said:
I’m sleepy! I need a good
branch for a bed!

Mr Sloth is sleepy and yawning

I’m quite good at climbing.
I know how to swing.
But sleeping’s my favourite,
favourite thing!

Mr Sloth starts climbing the tree

This branch looks lovely!
I think I’ll sleep here.
And you? Don’t you think
that’s a splendid idea?

Mr Sloth spots a branch. Is that a big ear nearby?

Oh no, Mr Sloth! A giraffe’s
eating there!
He might think you’re lunch
and start nibbling your hair!

A giraffe bites Mr Sloth by mistake!

This branch looks lovely!
I think I’ll sleep here.
And you? Don’t you think
that’s a splendid idea?

Mr Sloth spots a branch. There are a few bees flying around.

Oh no, Mr Sloth! There’s
a beehive right there!
You’ll never get sleep with
those bees everywhere!

Bees fly out of a beehive around Mr Sloth!

This branch looks lovely!
I think I’ll sleep here.
And you? Don’t you think
that’s a splendid idea?

Mr Sloth spots a branch. There is a tail nearby.

Oh no, Mr Sloth, that’s
a snake over there!
Not a branch! Poor old snake.
You gave him quite a scare.

Mr Sloth grabs snake by mistake!

This branch looks lovely!
I think I’ll sleep here.
And you? Don’t you think
that’s a splendid idea?

Mr Sloth spots and branch. There are feet nearby.

Oh no, Mr Sloth! There’s
a bird squawking there!
You’ll never get sleep with that
noise in the air!

A hadeda is squawking loudly there!

Try climb one more branch,
Mr Sloth! they all said.
And that branch was just the
right one for his bed.

Mr Sloth climbs to the top of the tree and smiles.

The bird and the snake,
the giraffe and each bee
were happy to have Mr Sloth
in their tree.

Mr Sloth and the animals are all sleeping nicely in the tree together.

Sleepy Mr Sloth
Illustrated by Graham Paterson
Written by Paul Kennedy
Designed by Nick Mulgrew
Edited by Arthur Attwell and Tarryn-Anne Anderson
with the help of the Book Dash participants at Cape Town on 10 May 2014.
ISBN: 978-0-9922357-0-3
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