The Happy Little Garbage Truck

The Happy Little Garbage Truck is the first book in a series of social skills and literacy-based picture books. The program was created for primary grade students (ages 3-8). This first book introduces its main character and explores the topic of self-esteem. The little truck loves cleaning and doing a good job in his little community. However, as the little community grows into a big city, the truck is out-sized by newer, bigger trucks that are able to carry larger loads. The little truck becomes sad when it is placed in a garage, unable to do the work he loves so much. However, one day, a friendly man, who has been observing the little truck at work, discovers it in the garage. He has been in search of a small truck for his small community. He selects the little garbage truck and takes him back to his community, where they work happily ever after keeping the neighborhoods tidy and clean. Future titles will address other social skills (following directions, impulse control, managing behaviors and taking responsibility).

Author: Josan Wright Callender, Mattie Wright
Publisher: Happy Little Garbage Truck
Published: 02/08/2020
Pages: 44
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9780999610763
Audience: Ages 4-8

About the Author
Callender, Josan Wright: - "Josan Callender is an author and a special education consultant with a double Masters in Special Ed. Leadership and Administration. Having taught in the field of special education for 27+ years, she has been a classroom teacher, mentor teacher, teacher consultant and program specialist. Her interest in writing began as she sought to bring content to children in a visual manner - which led her to writing award winning screenplays. Josan is known for her skills in story crafting and the development of innovative ways to teach students with special needs literacy and social skills. She believes that all children can learn-when learning is fun!"Wright, Mattie: - Mattie Wright, a master story-teller, grew up in Alabama during the Great Depression. Inspired by her grandfather, William R. Zander, who would spin yarns as they sat around the fireplace, Mattie found much pleasure in reading and making up stories for her younger siblings. Mattie Wright's career in storytelling has spanned several generations. She devoted her life to helping her family and others learn how to improve themselves intellectually, mentally and morally. Her story telling inspired her daughter, Josan Wright Callender, to collaborate on a character she created, The Happy Little Garbage Truck, and a novel about her teen years: the soon to be released Young Adult novel, Making Do: Growing Up Colored During the Great Depression in the Jim Crow South.Ferchaud, Steve: - Steve Ferchaud creates illustrations for several different projects, including magazines and newspapers, books and artwork for various labels and t-shirts. He has been drawing for as long as he can remember, and his parents say that he never went through a scribbling stage. Known for his whimsical art, Ferchaud has illustrated more than 35 books, including the Benjamin Franklin Award winning book, The Carpenter's Legacy. He also received The Golden Quill Award for best illustrations for The Man Who Spoke to Cats, and the NCPA Award for best illustrations for Joshua and Bigfoot. Steve soon will be publishing his own books under Hot Iron Publishing. He is writing and illustrating his book Gnome Poems. Native to California, Ferchaud lives in Paradise.