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A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019!
Find out what happens when a boy who wants a puppy gets a truck instead in this simple and sweet picture book from Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkney.
Vroom...beep...bark!
Carter wants a puppy, but he gets a truck instead. So he pets it, puts a leash around it, and takes it to the park.
But the truck won't sit still! What will Carter do with his rascally Puppy Truck?
Author Notes
Brian Pinkney, author and illustrator, was born August 28, 1961. He has received the Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations, three Coretta Scott King Honor Awards, and in 1997, he won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for his book, The Adventures of Sparrowboy. He has also won two Caldecott Honor awards for his illustrations with the books: The Faithful Friend, by Robert D. San Souci, and Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra, by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Pinkney primarily uses the scratchboard illustrative technique with most of his books.
Pinkney lives with his wife, Andrea, and their children in Brooklyn, New York.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS--Carter wants a puppy, but when he receives a truck instead he doesn't let it stop him for a moment. He grabs a leash and with a playful, "Vroom beep bark!" they're off to the park to chase squirrels, race down hills, and play in the mud. Carter's imaginative view of the world is even shared when he makes a friend who then discovers their own ability to transform their world. Pinkney returns to an artistic style similar to On The Ball with simple, colorful, and energetic illustrations. The two young characters in this story (Carter and a girl he meets at the park) both have brown skin and curly black hair. Thick swirling lines and color move the children and Puppy Truck across the pages on their adventure. The text is placed in large, bold font and is both simple and repetitive, perfect for beginning readers. Full of onomatopoeic lines, this would be an excellent storytime read for an audience that loves trucks or puppies, or hopefully both. VERDICT A first purchase that is sure to please.--Laken Hottle, Providence Community Library
Publisher's Weekly Review
When Carter receives a red and yellow toy truck instead of the puppy he wants, he doesn't throw a fit. Instead, "he pet it and put a leash around it," writes Pinkey (Hip-Hop Lollipop), and magically, the truck responds just like a rambunctious pup, with bright eyes and a shiny black nose. "Vroom beep bark!" says the truck, and the two are off, running toward a wonderful day in the park, where they make a friend and romp in the sandbox; back at home, they enjoy a soapy bath in a big purple tub and a bedtime cuddle. Pinkney's swooping, ribbonlike ink lines and splashes of bright color pop off the cream-colored pages. Detailing is minimal and evocative, with a few swift black lines conveying a gentle hill, and cloudlike green scribbles evoking the park's foliage. Brown-skinned Carter has a lean dancer's body, and he moves around the page with an energized grace and a look of pure contentment. There's no huge dramatic arc or epiphany here, and no grown-up supervision or mediation-just a joyful celebration of imagination at play. Ages 5-8. Agent: Rebecca Sherman, Writers House. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Carter wanted a puppy. He got a truck. Thus begins Pinkney's tale of a boy who may not have been given exactly what he desired, but certainly makes the most of what he received. Without skipping a beat and using his vivid imagination, the brown-skinned child simply puts a leash on his truck and takes it for a walk in the park. The red-and-yellow vehicle takes on puppy-like behavior, chasing the teasing squirrel that appears on both front and back endpapers and even emitting noises such as Vroom beep bark! The two companions play, bathe, eat, and sleep together, cementing their bond. The artwork, resembling sketches with its free-flowing figures outlined in india ink, are loosely filled in using bright, cheerful acrylics. The fluid style adds to the action and the off-white backgrounds allow the figures to stand out. An encounter with another child who has an equally intense imagination opens the possibility of more adventures for Carter and his new best friend.--Maryann Owen Copyright 2019 Booklist