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Sit, Truman!

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This is a beautifully illustrated picturebook. The water colored pictures are so vivid that Truman seems to come alive. He is a huge mischievious dog that makes you laugh and steals your heart. As the words are few, we have fun using our imaginations in adding to his antics. We love him no matter what trouble he gets himself into. Therein lies the lesson for the little ones. Their faces light up everytime we pull Truman out, and that is quite often!

Our family LOVES this book! My son chooses it almost every night! We have a mastiff and he's our gentle giant! When we read the book we fill in Juba's name for Truman. The kids get a kick out of that. Just like Truman, Juba gets yelled at cuz he's always in the way, or knocking the kids over with his tail or drooling on us. I think that he wishes he were a little dog! You will be glad you purchased this book, even if you don't have a mastiff

Loved the book, so did my little girl (2) it reminded the whole family of our deceased Mastiff. She had the exact same expressions.

The artwork in "Sit, Truman" is what makes this story so charming. The text is simple, but when paired with lovely watercolors that capture the essence of Truman's doggy expressions and body language, it evokes a strong sense of who this big guy is. He's hilarious! When I read it with my 4- and 2-year old daughters, we laugh at almost every turn of the page. "Sit, Truman" is definitely on the sophisticated side of funny kids books, and I think dog lovers of any age would enjoy it.

We discovered this wonderful book by quite a happy, random pick at the library. We don't own any dogs, but my 3 year old would love to own Truman! He nearly rolls on the ground laughing at Truman's funny antics. And I can't get enough of the gorgeous, life-like illustrations. A new family favorite, for sure!

If you love big dogs, you will love this book. The pictures are perfect. Each page I turned I saw our own dogs, even though they are not mastifs,(we have newfoundlands,) it was my dog's expressions on Truman. Simple easy text. If you want to know what it is like to live with big dogs, or you have a large breed dog and you want a smile and a cute childrens book (my girls are 2 and 3,) this book is for you.