Sasha is a little ball of frenetic energy and when she meets sloth, she expects him to join her in her manic activities. Sloth, however, has one speed. His slowness helps him appreciate the beauty around him and during a neighborhood race he continually forces her to stop and do the same.

This is a cute story, but it oversimplifies how mindfulness is achieved.

I absolutely loved the illustrations and the layout of this book!

As humans, we live in a fast-paced world.
Reading this with my daughter reminded me that, even as adults, we need to stop, slow down, and smell the flowers.

How often do we miss something because we are so wrapped up in what we are already doing?

I know I am guilty of this…

Being more mindful is one of the greatest lessons we can learn from Mr. Sloth!

We loved this book at our house! My kids definitely related to the MC, having only one speed...FAST! But we've also been working on mindfulness, so this book came at a perfect time, right before school started.

When a HIGHLY energetic Sasha discovers a sloth on the roof of her treehouse, his one speed - slow - makes her chosen activities nearly impossible. So she plops him in her bike basket and heads off to a wonderfully diverse neighborhood race. I love that even Mr. Sloth's speech is slow when he cries "Stoooooop" to make Sasha listen to a bird, smell flowers, and then befriend a butterfly.

Katy's created two adorable and fun characters. I mean how cute is it that Sloth's "cowlick" sticks up through his helmet? As in every friendship, Sasha and Mr. Sloth both learn to enjoy a few new things, though with a nod toward reality neither totally changes. Be sure to spend time looking carefully throughout the illustrations and the end pages. This is a great book on friendship, slowing down (at times) and really seeing what's around you, and acknowledging each other's individual personalities; especially as we head back to in-person class settings.

Very cute book that has a great message. Loved the teaching of different speeds for different needs, and teaching kids to slow down. Great for impulsive or impatient kiddos. I also really enjoyed the illustrations and that SLOTH was featured.

Mindful Mr. Sloth by Katy Hudson is a beautifully illustrated book that we could all learn a lesson from. Sasha is a young girl who is always on the go…until she meets Mr. Sloth who teaches her how to slow down and enjoy life. Great book to introduce children to mindfulness. #MindfulMrSloth #NetGalley

This is an adorable book with a great message. Definitely a great addition to any classroom library. Also, who doesn’t love a cute sloth story!? Love the illustrations

Sasha Pruitt is a sweet little girl who is in perpetual motion. Mr. Sloth is…a sloth. Sasha is full of energy and impatient. She’s not a girl who ever stops to smell the roses, as they say. Mr. Sloth lives in the slow lane and lives mindfully. They are opposites in every way. One day Mr. Sloth falls from his home in the same tree where Sasha’s treehouse is located. Mr. Sloth introduces himself to Sasha who decides to make her newly found neighbor her best friend. She immediately goes into fast motion and hauls Mr. Sloth off to play. Mr. Sloth, however fond of Sasha, has other ideas and from him Sasha learns the value of slowing down and living mindfully. This is a great book for young children who may be impulsive or have a limited attention span and seek constant novelty. The story is never preachy and focuses on Mr. Sloth gently teaching Sasha about the value of slowing down and practicing mindfulness in a way that young children can easily understand. This is a story told not only in words that can easily be understood by young children but also in the whimsical illustrations of Mr. Sloth and Sasha.

There are not enough good picture books about sloths, and this one is very cute! A great resource for showing busy kids how to slow down and enjoy life.

Introduce mindfulness to your child with the book, Mindful Mr. Sloth written by @katy_hudson_illustration.⁠
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Sasha has one speed - fast. She does everything fast. She meets a sloth and decides it is her best friend. The sloth is too slow for Sasha. When Mr. Sloth and Sasha compete in the neighborhood race, Mr. Sloth delays the race by stopping to smell the flowers, hear a bird sing and interact with nature. Sasha learns that there should be two speeds - fast and slow, as per the activity.⁠
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Thank you to @netgalley and @capstonepub for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.⁠
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Category: children’s picturebook ⁠
Published: Aug 2021

I'm a big fan of sloths, so this was quite appealing to me. And I like that it's not about the sloth needing to be slow but rather about how he enjoys life. He sees and experiences things that the girl does not. It's not about doing everything slow but about finding balance.

Sasha Patience Pruitt lives her life on fast forward and her middle name is a bit of a misnomer. Her new friend, Mr. Sloth, is, well, a sloth and let’s face it, algae doesn’t typically grow on your fur if you’re quick enough to outrun it.

This friendship of opposites has the potential to either be the best thing ever or a super fast/super slow disaster in the making.

Katy Hudson is one of my all time favourite illustrators. She’s the picture equivalent for me of that one author you’re certain could turn a shopping list into a literary masterpiece. I’m sure I’d be captivated if Katy drew a stickman.

Which made it disconcerting when I didn’t immediately fall in love with Sasha. I’ve adored every character I’ve met in Katy’s previous books and I loved Mr. Sloth at first sight. I read and reread this book until I finally figured out what the problem was. Me.

It turns out I have a bias where picture books are concerned. I can tolerate, and even find cute, all types of bad and/or potentially annoying behaviour from animal characters but apparently I judge humans differently. Not that Sasha was going around chucking tantrums or anything but her impatience frustrated me time and time again. I thought back to when I read Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle, where Squirrel is the speedy equivalent of Sasha, and not once was I frustrated by Squirrel.

Having done a deep dive into my soul, I reread this book once again, with a new understanding of myself as a reader. This time Sasha was simply a young girl with a lot of energy, someone who doesn’t realise she’s missing out on a variety of amazing things because they’re a blur to her. Once she slows down enough and pays attention, she discovers the beauty that surrounds her and learns that some things are best enjoyed at a different speed.

Once again, the illustrations in this book were absolutely gorgeous. Bonus points for the cameos of the author’s previous books.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone, for the opportunity to read this picture book. I’m rounding up from 4.5 stars.

This is a sweet book about mindfulness with beautiful illustrations. I’m partial to sloths, and who better to teach us to take things slow and (literally) stop and smell the flowers!

this is so beautifully illustrated and written I will be getting this when available in stores so that I can have a hard copy to carry around and read to my clients. I work with children with autism and the visual makes it that much better for them.

The art in this book is so cute I don't even have words for it. I have attempted to draw a sloth before and it looks nothing like this LOL this book was cute on so many levels. I had a great lesson to it, it had friendship in it, it was well written and well thought out and well illustrated. Honestly I would highly recommend this book and I would probably buy all of her other books completely unseen based off of how good this one was. Thank you #netgalley for the opportunity to read this wonderful book in exchange for an honest review. #mindfulmrsloth is amazing

Mindful Mr. Sloth is a wonderful, tale of friendship and mindfulness. Sasha is always on the move. She has one speed and that is go, go, go! One day she meets Mr. Sloth who is the exact opposite. Throughout the book the pair play together and even enter a race. Mr. Sloth encourages Sasha to slow down and enjoy the world around her. When she does, she begins to notice things she never has before and she begins to see the world through new eyes.

The illustrations in this book were bright and beautiful. I also enjoyed the mindfulness reminders at the end of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

This is a nice introduction to mindfulness for ages preschool to grade 1. The illustrations skillfully incorporate elements of diversity and culture that are not spelled out in the text. There are nice details in the text. On some of the pages where Sasha is rushing through there is a lot of text. On some of the pages where Mr. Sloth gets her to slow down you can feel that slowing down with less words per page. It’s not an absolute rule, but is noticeable at times, with the best example being the most mindful and calming page that reads simply “all was still.” Mr. Sloth’s dialogue is written out in a way that helps the reader feel how slowly he speaks. I appreciate that by the end there comes the understanding that both ways can be good for different circumstances: both fast and slow. The mindfulness lesson is subtle and the concepts are not spelled out until the last page, which makes for a nice simple summary of a lesson the reader may not have even been aware they were learning, and gives them the words then to talk about and understand.

This is a lovely introduction to mindfulness for children of all ages. Sasha likes to do everything quickly until she meets a sloth who teaches her to slow down and be present in the moment. This is a unique story with an adorable protagonist. I love seeing diversity in children’s books. Mindfulness can be very useful for kids to learn about, as can meditation. These are good ways for managing stress and enjoying life more and I’m glad this philosophy is becoming more widely adopted.

Sasha is a child who is always “in a hurry”. For her, the pace of life is always accelerated. On a certain day, she meets Mr. Sloth, a sloth that prefers to enjoy things a little more calmly, so that he can enjoy every moment and everything around him.
At first, Sasha tries to make his new friend adapt to her own time, but during a race, Mr. Sloth manages to make Sasha stop for a moment and simply breathe, enjoying the world around her better. With that, Sasha starts to notice details that she hadn’t noticed before, like, for example, the smell of flowers, because she was always in too much of a hurry in the day-to-day. After that, Sasha understood that life doesn’t have to be lived at a single speed. There are times when going slow and steadily is much more helpful than putting your foot on the gas.

“Mindful Mr. Sloth” is an extremely cute, well-designed book (starting with the BEAUTIFUL illustrations!), and which, despite being a book written for children, has a very important message for adults: sometimes, we need to stop and just enjoy, because the path is as important as the finish line.
This story left me with a warm heart and I will definitely read it to my little cousins ​​(who, by the way, are very similar to Sasha).

A wonderful tale of friendship unlike any other. When I first read this book I thought opposites attract! Sasha knows one speed: fast! She rushes through things and completes tasks faster than anyone! When she spots Mr. Sloth she gets hung up on how slow he is. While she learns patience along the way, she also realizes the many things she failed to notice such as the crisp air, the clear blue sky, and the beautiful flowers. Together they help each other see the beauty around them--regardless of pace.

This book was a beautiful reminder to stop and see the beauty around us and the many things we take for granted.