Slow Days, Fast Friends

by Erik Brooks

Children's picturebook by a Winthrop, Wash. author, about an injured young cheetah who, unable to race around, goes into a major sulk — until a friendly sloth persuades him of the pleasure of living life at a slower pace. - Seattle Times

List Price: $16.95

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company (September 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807574376

Book Description

HOWARD the cheetah loves being fast. Everyday is a race -- and he always wins. However, when Howard hurts his leg and can't run, the only animal that he can keep up with is Quince the sloth -- the slowest creature around! How could anyone like being slow? It's up to Quince to show Howard how wonderful slow can be!

This engaging story and exuberant art celebrate an unusual friendship as well as the beauty of life at a different pace.

About the Author

ERIK BROOKS is the author and illustrator of several books for children, including The Practically Perfect Pajamas and Octavius Bloom and the House of Doom. He is also a runner, but never quite so fast as Howard :)
 

Like many athletes, Erik has had his share of aches and pains and knows how hard it is to slow down and wait for injuries to heal -- sometimes, the slow days go by far too quickly!

Erik is also proud of the many friendships that have come his way via running. This is true of so many sports and experiences in life, but cannot be celebrated and recognized enough. There is always potential to slow down and nurture something well beyond the speedy introductions.