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REVIEWING TODAY: THE SOFA SLOTHS BY MIRIAM KAY –  ILLUSTRATIONS WITH JENNY DANG

One enters The Sofa Sloths by Miriam Kay and Jenny Dang at his or her own peril. Be advised: this book is conducive to making one speak in whistle-filled slurs, or worse, thinking in mental lisperation (my word.) With that necessary admonition, one might also endure a bit of shameful self-recognition upon first meeting the sofa sloths, Sydney and Stanley, a set of silly sloths sitting on a sofa. (You see my point?) Disinclined to foray forth further (I’ll try to skip the S’s, but additional alliteration seems unavoidable), this couple ends up bored and restless, and together they decide to seek out change. So, they switch places on the sofa. One big step for slothkind. This works out so well for their mutual dispositions, eventually they head outside where true adventure awaits them.

The Sofa Sloths is built upon a timely message for both youngsters and adults: Get off your lazy butts and go outside! The true delight, however, comes in the creative and deceptively silly but on-point manner in which Miriam Kay and Jenny Dang tell and illustrate their story/message. Sydney and Stanley project precisely the doe-eyed, somewhat clueless expression one expects from sloths, but also the shyly endearing innocence of a youngster’s occasional reluctance to plunge forward into life. In turn, the authentic happiness to be found by doing just that is clearly and undeniably revealed in their two unwavering, slothy grins. If you happen to be acquainted with two such silly souls sitting sloppily separated sofa-ishly and selfishly, this perilous book is highly recommended specifically for them … but yes, surely for you too.

Joel R. Dennstedt – Top Reviewer for Readers’ Favorite

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