The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Pinkney, Brian

Puppy Truck

40 pp. | Atheneum | June, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5344-2687-0 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5344-2688-7

(2) PS What's a kid to do when he wants a puppy but receives a toy truck instead? Carter cheerfully makes the best of it by pretending that the truck is a puppy. Vibrant, saturated tones and swirling shapes, only semi-contained by thick black outlines, reflect the protagonist in motion and highlight the warmth and comfort of his (grownup-free) imaginary play. Interspersed sound effects provide opportunities to make animal sounds and truck noises.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2019