Grumpy Monkey meets Little Blue Truck meets Toy Story in this hilarious picture book about a play truck who is cast out by the other toys for doing his job, created by Daniel Bernstrom and Pura Belpré Award winning artist, Marcelo Verdad.
Welcome to Toyville, where Dump Truck does his work. His dirty work. Dump Truck cleans, fixes, and dumps stuff becausehey!its his job.
But the other toys cant stand Dumps less-than-tidy appearance.
So they make a new rule: NO DIRTY DUMP TRUCKS.
When Dump Truck gets dumped, what will heand the other toysdo?
Find out in this funny yet thoughtful tale about working together and proving that theres nothing wrong with getting a little dirty.
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Delightful, community-minded, and, above all, great fun. Kirkus (starred review)
Bold acrylic, paper, and digital collage illustrations offer a crafts-like energy that reinforces the storys straightforward message about valuing those who take on essential workand individual process, too. Publishers Weekly
In this clever allegory about social rejection and its effects on both the ostracized and the ostracizers, classroom and playground politics are enacted by toys on a playroom floor. () A powerful embedded message shines through on the importance of accepting and valuing others, differences and all. Booklist
Daniel Bernstrom is the author of the critically acclaimed One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree as well as Gator, Gator, Gator!, Big Papa and the Time Machine, Song in the City, and Good Night, Little Man. Dan earned an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University and currently works at the Learning Resource Center coordinator at Minnesota State College Southeast, where he tutors students in math, writing, and science. He lives in Red Wing, Minnesota, with his wife, Heather; daughter, LaVonne; and sons, Grace, and Haven.
Marcelo Verdad is the creator of the Pura Belpré Award winning picture book The Dream Catcher, and the critically acclaimed, The Worst Teddy Ever. He graduated from ArtCenter College of Design, where he fell in love with kids books. Marcelo sees them as a great opportunity to share valuable tools to help tiny ones build a strong foundation from which to navigate this world with kindness, openness, and compassion. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
