From Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen comes the first board book in the Your Things series for the youngest of children.
Esta es tu camioneta. Te llevará tan lejos como quieras.
This is your truck. 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, andyou 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.
This story empowers readers to envision their own journey as far as they want. . . .Izquierdo’s Spanish translation flows fluently for the target audience. Klassen’s distinct tone is clearly translated.A gentle book perfect for reading at bedtime, and for all board book collections. —School Library Journal
Jon Klassen is the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of I Want My Hat Back (a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book) and its companions, We Found a Hat and This Is Not My Hat (a Caldecott Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal winner), as well as The Skull, The Rock from the Sky, The House with Nobody in It, and the Your Places and Your Things board book series. He is also the illustrator of numerous children’s books, including Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn (both Caldecott Honor Books), Triangle, Square, and Circle, all by Mac Barnett; House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser; and the Pax series by Sara Pennypacker. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Jon Klassen is a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to children’s literature. He now lives in Los Angeles.
From Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen comes the first board book in the Your Things series for the youngest of children.
Esta es tu camioneta. Te llevará tan lejos como quieras.
This is your truck. 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, andyou 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.
Praise
This story empowers readers to envision their own journey as far as they want. . . .Izquierdo’s Spanish translation flows fluently for the target audience. Klassen’s distinct tone is clearly translated.A gentle book perfect for reading at bedtime, and for all board book collections. —School Library Journal
Author
Jon Klassen is the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of I Want My Hat Back (a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book) and its companions, We Found a Hat and This Is Not My Hat (a Caldecott Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal winner), as well as The Skull, The Rock from the Sky, The House with Nobody in It, and the Your Places and Your Things board book series. He is also the illustrator of numerous children’s books, including Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn (both Caldecott Honor Books), Triangle, Square, and Circle, all by Mac Barnett; House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser; and the Pax series by Sara Pennypacker. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Jon Klassen is a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to children’s literature. He now lives in Los Angeles.