The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Reidy, Jean

Truman

48 pp. | Atheneum | July, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5344-1664-2 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5344-1665-9

(2) PS Illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins. Pet tortoise Truman lives in the big city with "his Sarah." When Truman sees Sarah board a bus with a backpack, he knows he will have to go after her. Thus begins his slow-moving journey...across the living room. The pair's affectionate relationship is the heart of this story that parallels a child's first journey into the unknown that is school. Cummins's relaxed-line, mixed-media illustrations bring the family's cozy world to life.

Reviewer: Julie Danielson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019