{"title":"Children's Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ana-the-no-toed-sloth","title":"Ana the No-toed Sloth - Limited Edition Children's Book","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMeet Ana, the sloth.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAna lives in a rainforest called, Abagullias. All of the sloths in Abagullias have three toes. They use their toes to hang from the trees. Ana is different— she has no toes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAna has a great story to share and she is putting it together in a beautifully illustrated book!\u003c\/p\u003e\nFollow Ana on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/AnaSloth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTwitter\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnaTheNoToedSloth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Facebook\u003c\/a\u003e to learn more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBehind the Story\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis project was inspired by my volunteer trip to Costa Rica. I didn't blend in while I was in Costa Rica. It reminded me of growing up as one of those \u003cem\u003eawkward kids who never really seems to fit in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile I was traveling, I thought a lot about the differences that build walls between people. When I first saw a sloth I thought, \u003cstrong\u003e\"WOW, I've never seen such an odd animal!\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo I decided to use the sloth character in my first children's book. I wasn't sure how to create a children's book, so I did my research. I decided I would self publish and funded my project through Kickstarter. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1707008194\/ana-the-no-toed-sloth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView the Kickstarter »\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe star of my book is Ana, a sloth who is born with no toes. This flat-footed sloth shocks all the other sloths who have only ever known of sloths with two or three toes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAna keeps her spirits high. The other sloths sleep \u0026amp; hang from the trees, but not Ana. Ana can't just hang around, so she becomes strong. In the end, it's Ana's strength that saves the rainforest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge, colorful \u0026amp; unique illustrations created with chalk pastels on paper. Each original drawing is 18\"x24\" and was downscaled \u0026amp; cropped to fit the printed book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csmall\u003e© 2012 \u003ca href=\"mailto:nicolet@lettodesign.com\"\u003eNicolet Laursen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"nicocreations","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8787567018045,"sku":"Ana-no-toed-sloth","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/5983\/9293\/products\/il_fullxfull.392651057_g5fl.jpg?v=1530158968"},{"product_id":"something-is-different","title":"\"Something is Different\" Children's Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"uuidt89zdTn2DZq2\" name=\"uuid\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eIn this heartwarming children's book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eSomething is Different\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, I invite you to join me and my three lovable dogs—Desmo, Daisy, and Charlie—on a fun and sweet adventure. 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