Little Truck Without A Load
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Everyone knows trucks are built to carry loads, and Little Blue certainly wanted to do that! But there he was, stuck in a lot with a big fat “For Sale” sign in his window. Beside him was Big Red, a kind semi who liked poetry. Across the way sat a jazzy-looking pickup with big tires, and since that one spoke mostly Spanish, the others called him Paco. Nearby was a fat cement truck named Old Gray, who was just kind of mixed up, and the last of the trucks was a heavy dump truck who didn’t talk at all. He only grunted, so the trucks called him “Grunt.” They were all waiting to be sold so they could carry their loads.
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Little Blue sits in a truck lot, waiting to be sold. One by one, his truck friends are bought and disappear, but no one seems interested in Little Blue. Every night he whispers, “The one who built me with special care knows just what kind of loads I’ll bear.” But he is sad. Will he ever be sold and carry a load?
About the Author
Author Andrea Syvrud Crooks, who taught secondary English, Spanish, and special education for thirty-five years, previously published The Little Red Sled. She also taught preschool Sunday school for many years. Andrea, married to Ron since 1970, lives in Iowa. She is the mother of three adult children and grandmother to seventeen.
Illustrator Carlene Dingman Atwater has been drawing and painting fine art for over twenty-five years. This is her first illustrated children’s book. She said that illustrating it was an honor, as the delightful characters were such fun to portray. Carlene, married to Jim for thirty-five years, also lives in Iowa. She is the mother of two adult children and two grandchildren, Taylor and Hannah.