The Sprightly Sloth

A perfect gift idea for sloth fans, this heart-warming, rhyming book for children follows Murray (the only sprightly sloth) on an unforgettable adventure through the Amazon rainforest. Along the way he strikes up new friendships with a variety of different animals who teach him new ways to travel through the rainforest and help him out of a spot of bother, when things don’t quite go to plan for our intrepid sloth.

A fun, imaginative sloth book for children which is ideal for 3+ year olds (KS1), The Sprightly Sloth is an endearing and inspiring illustrated rhyming picture book, with a strong message of the importance of family, friendship and having fun!

Christopher Bunt’s perfectly paced rhyming text makes this picture book a delight to read aloud again and again, whilst his bold and beautiful illustrations bring this charming story to life. Kids will also love spotting the many hidden bugs and beasties along the way...

Synopsis of The Sprightly Sloth picture book

Whilst his brother and sister are content to laze the day away, Murray the sloth is up bright and early each morning, keen for a new adventure. It can however get a little lonely for Murray, being the only sprightly sloth.

When he sets off exploring in the rainforest one morning, he has no idea of the friends he’ll make, the new skills he’ll learn and the unforgettable adventure he’ll have along the way... and all the while, his brother and sister snoozzzze on.

But will Murray’s amazing adventure inspire the other sloths to finally have a little get-up-and-go themselves?

Extract

They adore a doze.
They love to laze.
You won't see a sloth in a hurry.
Well all, that is, apart from one...
...a sloth by the name of Murray.

For Murray, a day's not for lazing away,
But for fun and adventures. Although...
It can get a bit lonely in life as the only
Sloth with some get-up-and-go!

Christopher Bunt is an author/illustrator of children's books who lives in Falmouth in Cornwall with his wife and two children. He has a background in graphic design and has always enjoyed the challenge of creative writing. It was however his young daughter's love of reading picture books that first inspired him to write and illustrate his first picture book, The Sprightly Sloth.