The Dumped Truck - by Daniel Bernstrom (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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 because--hey!--it's his job.

But the other toys can't stand Dump's less-than-tidy appearance.

So they make a new rule: NO DIRTY DUMP TRUCKS.

When Dump Truck gets dumped, what will he--and the other toys--do?

Find out in this funny yet thoughtful tale about working together and proving that there's nothing wrong with getting a little dirty.

Review Quotes

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 story's straightforward message about valuing those who take on essential work--and 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. - Connie Fletcher, Booklist