Julie's Secret Sloth

by Jacqueline Jackson

Julie buys a new pet--Sampson, a giant two-toed sloth--despite her dentist father's dislike of animals.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1953

About the author

Jacqueline Jackson is a retired Professor of English from the University of Illinois at Springfield. She also taught children's literature at Kent State University. She has four daughters: Damaris (deceased), Gillian, Elspeth, and Megan.

Ms. Jackson's for young readers are Julie's Secret Sloth, The Paleface Redskins, Chicken Ten Thousand, The Ghost Boat, and The Taste of Spruce Gum, a Notable Children's Book of 1966. In addition, Jacqueline has received the Dorothy Canfield Fisher children's book award. She considers her books Stories from the Round Barn and More Stories from the Round Barn to be her best work.

Reviews

[Ginny Messina]

I don't know how this story would hold up to the test of time, but it was a 5 star book for me when I first read it in the 1960s.

[Arwen]

This title rings a bell, but I must re-read it now. I want to collect all these for my daughter.