1.
Everyone calls me a 'lazy bum'... but I'm not lazy!
The proud cry of a cute sloth!

A sloth doesn't move from the tree.
Even if the forest friends ask him to do gymnastics or go on a picnic, he doesn't come down.
He doesn't come down even during cleaning time, and he doesn't come down even when guests come.
Even though my friends have prepared everything for my birthday party, they won't come down.
Even though it's the sloth's birthday.
His friends nicknamed him 'Lazy Boy'.
The lazy sloth comes down from the tree only once a week to do a very important job.


But there's a clear reason why sloths don't come down from trees.
So the sloth always speaks confidently.


“I am not lazy!”

2.
It moves very slowly, but it has loving friends by its side!
So that's okay!

Even though the sloth never comes down from the tree, its forest friends always call it.
Even if the sloth doesn't show up for the forest cleanup or the birthday party he worked so hard to prepare, his friends will still invite him to their next appointment.
Actually, everyone understands the sloth.
And most of all, I love sloths.


Thanks to the sloth's easygoing and relaxed personality and the friends who understand its inherent slowness, sloths are not lonely even when they are alone in the tree.


My friends are calling me a sloth again today.
Because the sloth might want to join you today.


3.
The best picture book duo in Japan, Keiko Shibata x Kenta Otsuka
What kind of delightful twist will the "No!" series bring this time?

Check out the "Not!" series, which humorously explores the characteristics of animals, including the story of a penguin that has wings but cannot fly, and the story of a sloth that moves little but is not lazy.
The final twist hidden in each book is so funny that both adults and children will burst into laughter.


The leisurely expressions of the sloth and the sad expressions of the animals drawn by Keiko Shibata, author of the "Bread Thief" series that sold 1.8 million copies in Japan alone, and the vivid colors add to the fun of the book.
Now, get immersed in the "Not!" series!