bologna children's book fair – J.L. McCreedy https://jlmccreedy.com writer. wanderluster. awkward adventuress. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:38:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://jlmccreedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-JLMcCreedy-32x32.jpg bologna children's book fair – J.L. McCreedy https://jlmccreedy.com 32 32 Look who has come to life! https://jlmccreedy.com/look-who-is-going-to-the-bologna-childrens-book-fair/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:22:56 +0000 https://jlmccreedy.com/?p=816 Theodore YEARNS to race, to EARN his wins, to prove his WORTH. There's just one catch: He's the slowest mammal ON THIS EARTH. What's a sloth with the need for speed to do?

It is hard to believe that waaaay back in 2008, my husband Sam (he’s the “Dr.” part of this equation) and I sat down on our couch one post-hurricane-disaster evening and started writing what is now Theodore: The Sloth Who Wants to Race.

The premise?

A two-toed sloth who … well, wants to race. As a champion (tree) sprinter, to be more specific.

Our story sat on the back burner over many years while life was going on, but more recently, I’ve had the time to sit down and illustrate Theodore and his world. Finally! Here is he is! (He isn’t published yet, but scheduled for release later this year.)

So, be the sloth. Sometimes slow is the way to go.

And we love him.

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