Description:
"[A] standout board book series starter. . . .Minimalism motors toward an expansive experience in this smart work that puts youngest readers in the driver's seat." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen comes the first board book in the Your Things series for the youngest of children.
It is yours to have.
Your truck is red, but it could be other colors too. It can carry things around, like a chair and table, a dog, or a horse. It will wait for you until you tell it to go, then it will go wherever you want, as far as you want, whenever you want. At the end of the day it will sleep, and you can sleep, too. Jon Klassen brings his minimalist's touch to a soothing story of a simple object that a child can command and befriend, one that is there whenever the child chooses to visit it. Building on the quiet but evocative world he created in Your Farm, Your Forest, and Your Island, Jon Klassen invites young children to consider more things that are theirs and theirs alone, reinforcing that they have a right to things like solitude, exploration, and companionship.
Review Quotes: Jon Klassen's new board book, "Your Truck," is an engineering marvel. . . . Gentle humor like this, expressed in just a few elemental phrases that speak to adults and toddlers, is the mark of true genius.
--Washington Post Book Club newsletter
--NPR Books newsletter [A] standout board book series starter.. . .Minimalism motors toward an expansive experience in this smart work that puts youngest readers in the driver's seat.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) A previous adoration of trucks proves unnecessary; this story will engender that love spontaneously. Klassen's watercolor artwork imbues objects and living creatures alike with wide eyes while scaling everything down to the barest of essentials against pure white backgrounds. Imagination shifts into high gear as readers maneuver into this empowering tale. Buckle up!
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The highly simplified illustrations put the truck front and center, where it will capture the attention of truck-loving toddlers.
--Booklist Repetition in the short, direct text is child-friendly, as are the understated illustrations, which feature classic Klassen expressive eyes for all animate and inanimate characters. A mix of verso and double-page-spread text placements and the fact that the truck itself is always illustrated facing right help "drive" the story forward. . . . It's pedal to the metal for Klassen in the board book world.
--The Horn Book