Frann Preston-Gannon

Some kids find a mysterious animal falling from a tree in their yard. They do a lot of reading and their research leads them to the conclusion that it is a sloth from the South American rainforest (or is it??) and they send it back home.

Really delightful, classic kid story. The parents are not paying attention and the kids find out all the information on their own. The Easter eggs of posters and newspapers throughout the book advertising the zoo’s lost sloth are such a wonderful touch.

A frog gathers his forest friends to sing along with him.

The forest animals are having a bad day but realize their problems are minor after they rally together to save mouse from an even worse situation. How will they save their friend? Squirrel comes up with the solution with problem solving and working together with his friends. While the lesson of cooperation and importance of friendship shines through adorable illustrations some of the rhymes seemed forced and choppy at times.

Clever.
Lovely rhyme.
Helping.