Truman

An NPR Favorite Book of 2019
A New York Times Best Children's book of 2019
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019
A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019

An enchanting tale of bravery, heroism, and undying devotion. --The New York Times Book Review

After his best friend Sarah leaves for her first day of school, a tortoise named Truman goes on an adventure across the living room and learns to be brave in this thoughtful and heartwarming twist on a first experience story.

Truman the tortoise lives with his Sarah, high above the taxis and the trash trucks and the number eleven bus, which travels south. He never worries about the world below...until one day, when Sarah straps on a big backpack and does something Truman has never seen before. She boards the bus

Truman waits for her to return.
He waits.
And waits.
And waits.
And when he can wait no longer, he knows what he must do.

Even if it seems...impossible

Author: Jean Reidy
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/09/2019
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781534416642
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 503745 / Truman


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/22/2019
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019 pg. 104
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
School Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 39
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 105
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 69
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Jean Reidy once lived high above honking taxis, growling trash trucks, shrieking cars, and, of course, buses traveling in every direction. And she might like to again someday. But for now, she writes from her home in Colorado, right across the street from her neighborhood library, which she loves. Her fun, lively, and award-winning picture books have earned their spots as favorites among readers and listeners of all ages. Admittedly, she's never had a tortoise...but over the years she has resided with a not-so-well-behaved assortment of turtles, parakeets, lizards, goldfish, hamsters, and even one feisty fire-bellied toad. Visit Jean online at JeanReidy.com.

Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author, an illustrator, and an art director of children's books. Her debut picture book, A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals, was a finalist for the Governor General's Award, an Irma Black Honor Book, and an ALA Notable Book. She is also the author-illustrator of Stumpkin. As a little girl, she had a turtle for a pet, but he ran away. Really. She lives with her little family in Brooklyn, New York.