Review: Life in the Sloth Lane by Lucy Cooke

Life in the Sloth Lane: Slow Down and Smell the Hibiscus
by Lucy Cooke [Hoopla E-book]

My wife gave this to me as a holiday gift, but I was pleased to see that the libraries have it as an e-book through our Hoopla digital service, so I can still review it as a Staff Recommendation!

Editor Lucy Cooke has collected a wide variety of photos of sloths (the extremely-slow-moving arboreal mammals native to Central and South America), taken exclusively of animals that were at rescue facilities or in protected sanctuaries, and has paired those photos with uplifting slogans and life philosophies. Each page of this book just makes you want to smile, mostly because the common appearance of most sloth faces is that they are perpetually smiling themselves.

There’s absolutely nothing heavy or ground-breaking about the content of this book. But if you’re looking to have your mood improved or just like pairing pop psychology with cute animals, you can’t go wrong with this one.

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Unlikely Friendships, and Unlikely Loves, both by Jennifer Holland.]

 

[ publisher’s official Life in the Sloth Lane web page ] | [ official Lucy Cooke web site ]

Recommended by Scott C.
Bennett Martin Public Library

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