![]() ![]() Observational humor, clear affection between Truman and Sarah, and bold adventure make this a memorable pet-owner love story. ![]() Fortunately for Truman and his new fans, he doesn’t have to go too far to find his person. The smallness of Truman’s world makes his expedition appropriately daunting-and funny-as he makes his way out of his tank and toward the door. ![]() Cummins ( Stumpkin) contributes expressive, thick-lined drawings that delineate cozy scenes inside and out of Sarah’s city residence. Truman Written by Jean Reidy & illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins Hardcover 17.99 16. ![]() Readers know she’s probably not gone forever, but Truman doesn’t, and he resolves to find his way down to the bus to retrieve her. Truman’s a tortoise he’s “small, the size of a donut-a small donut-and every bit as sweet.” A perceptive fellow, he senses change one morning as his owner Sarah eats “a big banana with her breakfast” and “strapped on a backpack SOOOOOO big, thirty-two small tortoises could ride along.” Specific quantities confer verisimilitude to this tale by Reidy ( Pup 681): “Sarah placed seven green beans in Truman’s dish-two more than usual!” Then Sarah “kissed her finger and touched it to his shell and whispered, ‘Be brave,’ ” and boards the number 11 bus. ![]()
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