# Sparky! - Hardcover

by **Jenny Offill** (Author), **Chris Appelhans** (Illustrator)

The ingenious author of _17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore_ and a brilliant illustrator and production designer of the _Coraline_ movie have created a hilarious, touching picture book perfect for young animal lovers. Like the Caldecott Medal-winning _Officer Buckle and Gloria, Sparky_ stars a pet who has more to offer than meets the eye. When our narrator orders a sloth through the mail, the creature that arrives isn't good at tricks or hide-and-seek . . . or much of anything. Still, there's something about Sparky that is irresistible.

Winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award

### Author Biography

Jenny Offill is the author of _17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore,_ a _Parenting_ Magazine Best Book of the Year and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, and _11 Experiments That Failed,_ also a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, which _Kirkus Reviews,_ in a starred review, called "the most joyful and clever whimsy." Learn more at jennyoffill.com.

Chris Appelhans was selected as the Children's Choice Illustrator of the Year at the Children's Choice Book Awards for _Sparky!,_ his first picture book. The book received two starred reviews, including one from _Booklist_ declaring, "Appelhans is a revelation." Chris has also worked on several films, as an illustrator and a production designer for _Coraline,_ an environment designer for _Fantastic Mr. Fox,_ and a visual development artist for _The Princess and the Frog._

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 9.7 x 9.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** March 11, 2014

**Award:** Virginia Readers Choice Award (2016)

**Award:** Charlotte Zolotow Award (2015)

**Award:** Colorado Children's Book Award (2016)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Sparky!

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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