REVIEW: IT’S WORLD TURTLE DAY!

​And have I got the turtle for you: Truman! He’s peaceful and pensive and sweet and very, very brave. I LOVE this book! Here’s my review:

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​TITLE: TRUMAN
AUTHOR: Jean Reidy
ILLUSTRATOR: Lucy Ruth Cummins
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers/2019
OPENING LINES: 
 Truman was small, the size of a donut—a small donut—and every bit as sweet.
He lived with his Sarah, high above honking taxis and growling trash trucks and shrieking cars—and the number 11 bus, which traveled south.

​Jean Reidy sets the stage with a description of who Truman is (and make no mistake—he is every bit as sweet as a donut!), where he lives, and with whom. Right away you know that Truman and Sarah have a very close relationship. So, one day, when Sarah gives Truman extra green beans, tells him to “be brave,” and leaves on the number 11 bus, it’s no surprise Truman chooses this day to break from his peaceful, pensive way of life and do something that seems impossible! This book takes on the first day of school with a whole new twist, and Lucy Ruth Cummins’ illustrations of Sarah, Truman, and Truman’s big adventure (from the perspective of someone the size of a donut), are the perfect complement to Jean Reidy’s text. If you want to read about turtles, donuts, green beans, city busses, being brave and big adventures, this book is for you!
 
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