The Garbage Trucks Are Here

by Yvonne Jones

AGE 2-5 The Parade is done And the streets are a mess. Here come the garbage trucks To do what they do best. This illustrated children's book is for all the little boys and girls that love garbage trucks. You'll encounter a front-loading garbage truck, a rear-loading garbage truck, a side-loading garbage truck, a grapple truck and even a wheezing and slurping vacuum truck. Five hungry garbage trucks come to town to gobble up all the trash and waste they can find. It's a big job, but together, they can do it. Bits of facts about each type of garbage truck have been beautifully woven into the rhyming story, providing little garbage truck enthusiasts with a story that lets their love for these gobbling giants come to life. They will want to read it over and over again. To learn more and to watch the BOOK TRAILER, visit www.Yvonne-Jones.com

18 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 24, 2016

About the author

Yvonne Jones currently lives along the East Coast with her husband and their two sons.

Please visit her websites:
www.Yvonne-Jones.com

Reviews

[Heather Snowe · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a 3.5 year old who is a big fan of garbage trucks. He seemed to like this one, although he has not demanded multiple readings. I really enjoyed the illustrations, which are bold and colorful, and I like how the garbage trucks themselves stand out against a minimal, but still complementary background. I found the text a bit forced...I'm sure that it's really challenging to write rhymes that aren't annoying, and there's a trade-off where the rhyme does provide energy and movement. There's also a compromise between speaking down to toddlers and using phrasing/vocabulary that won't engage them because they don't really understand it. It's nitpicky, but I suspect that the knuckleboom should be hoisting waste, not heisting it. Overall, I do think that this will have some good adventures with us, and that my son will enjoy learning about the subtleties of garbage trucks (since he is currently just used to the kind that come by our house).

[Michael Wilkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book for bedtime

This is a nice book with great illustrations. The images alone will keep your child interested. I thought the images were well done. And the rhymes inside made the story fun for me read. I also thought the book was the write length. I don't like to read books that take forever to finish around bedtime. If you feel the same, then this book is for you.

[H.R. Hobbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who cleans up after the parade—the garbage trucks! This delightful story focuses on the unique way that each garbage truck collects garbage. With bold illustrations and written in rhyme this engaging book will be a favourite with young readers.

[Gloria Gonsalves · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the concept of this picture book: learning about recycling, different trucks and how they operate, and all done in a fun rhyming manner. I would recommend it to anyone who love garbage trucks.