Description
The creators of The Old Truck set sail with an old boat and an evocative, intricately crafted exploration of home and family.
Off a small island, a boy and his grandmother set sail in their beloved fishing boat. They ride the waves, dreaming, catching fish and seeing the wonders of the ocean. But soon the boy is sailing the boat himself, venturing further from shore as the waters grow dirty and polluted. When a storm washes him ashore and wrecks the old boat, he sees home in a new light. He decides to turn the tides of his fortune, cleaning the island’s waters and creating a new life with a family to call his own. With an eye-catching design and masterfully detailed illustrations, The Old Boat is an exquisite story about caring for the places we call home.
Also By: Jarrett Pumphrey 
The Old Sleigh
Hardback, 2025
Caldecott Honorees Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey deliver heart, hope and holiday cheer in this magical companion to The Old Truck and The Old Boat
Link + Hud: Sharks & Minnows
Hardback, 2025
Link and Hud are back with more mischief and mayhem in the series “full of Black boy joy, brother love, and silliness” (Book Riot).
The Old Truck
Board Book, 2024
A young girl turns her imagination into action in this beautifully crafted and intricately designed debut picture book
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair
Paperback, 2023
Meet Link and Hud—brothers causing chaos in the first of a new series for eight-to-twelve-year-olds from real-life brothers Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair
Hardback, 2023
Meet Link and Hud—brothers causing chaos in the first of a new series for eight-to-12-year-olds from real-life brothers Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey
Also By: Jerome Pumphrey
The Old Sleigh
Hardback, 2025
Caldecott Honorees Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey deliver heart, hope and holiday cheer in this magical companion to The Old Truck and The Old BoatLink + Hud: Sharks & Minnows
Hardback, 2025
Link and Hud are back with more mischief and mayhem in the series “full of Black boy joy, brother love, and silliness” (Book Riot).The Old Truck
Board Book, 2024
A young girl turns her imagination into action in this beautifully crafted and intricately designed debut picture bookLink + Hud: Heroes by a Hair
Paperback, 2023
Meet Link and Hud—brothers causing chaos in the first of a new series for eight-to-twelve-year-olds from real-life brothers Jarrett and Jerome PumphreyLink + Hud: Heroes by a Hair
Hardback, 2023
Meet Link and Hud—brothers causing chaos in the first of a new series for eight-to-12-year-olds from real-life brothers Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey
