![]() ![]() Peaceful and pensive like Truman himself, this book charms there’s just something uplifting and wonderful about the whole package. ![]() Sarah and her mother have pale skin and straight, black hair other city dwellers are diverse. And the ending, when Sarah arrives home in time to scoop him up before he slips under the front door, stuttering her amazement at his brave feats, is just right. Cummins’ gouache, brush marker, charcoal, colored pencil, and digital illustrations marvelously convey both the big picture of Truman’s navigation of the house and his tortoise’s-eye view of things. He’s so worried that he decides to go after her, a daunting feat for a tortoise the size of a small doughnut. ![]() In just the first few spreads, Reidy and Cummins manage to capture the close relationship between the girl and her pet, so it’s understandable that Truman should worry when he adds up the day’s mysterious clues: a big backpack, a large banana, a bow in Sarah’s hair, extra green beans in Truman’s dish, and, especially, Sarah boarding the No. Truman, like his girl, Sarah, is quiet, “peaceful and pensive,” unlike the busy, noisy city outside their building’s window. A tiny tortoise discovers just how brave he is when his girl unexpectedly takes a bus headed away from home. ![]()
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