Presented in contrast to the noisy, boisterous vehicles and machines further settles Truman into the INNOCENT archetype.
He lives with Sarah and this points to the fidelity of the INNOCENT. Perfect that the main character presents like Pooh. Innocents driven by sweet and naturally-inclined safety seekers. Jean Reidy has introduced us to the archetypal INNOCENT. The title page reveals that the case may, in fact, be how something as small a Truman might see a frosted donut shared on any given morning with a friend.
From under and around the case the lighter, muted color schemes remind me of softer picture books like A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE. The outer case looks like birthday confetti and the end papers are done in a nice concentric circle pattern suggestive of a turtle's shell pattern. There is an infant-like roundish presentation of this turtle that presents as an innocence that drives Jean Reidy's picture book. She is face to face with the book's hero Truman, who looking up at his owner, looks part Ed Asner, part Yoda, and part Patrick Star. Nor, seemingly, is Truman (a turtle).įrom the cover art depicting Sarah stretched out on a carpeted floor (and across the dust jacket which will be fun to share with readers. And, I have some influence in placing books some ten years below me into the K and 1 and 2 spaces where TRUMAN might best be situated (for marketing purposes). I'm in a unique position to introduce students to this picture book who might be parents selecting books in the next ten years. But, now that I have seen and read the book, I am glad that I am a secondary ELA teacher. As a secondary ELA teacher who gets to see picture books that might make their way into the room, I came slowly.like a turtle.to Jean Reidy's TRUMAN. And you can't be brave if you're indestructible." -Chris Crutcher from "A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune" a short story within his book ATHLETIC SHORTS.
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