Little Grump Truck

Written by Amanda Driscoll

Hardcover

$17.99

$16.97

3 - 5

Reading age

Page count

AD480L

Lexile measure

Sep 7, 2021

Publication date

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What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

Go! Go! Go! Stop! meets Grumpy Monkey in this adorable story of a moody dump truck and her mindful tools for battling a bad mood. When Little Dump Truck is happy, the whole construction crew knows it. When she isn’t happy, she becomes Little GRUMP Truck. She can’t contain her mood–and soon it starts spreading to the rest of the trucks. When she closes her eyes to get away from her grumpies, she discovers that taking a quiet moment away from her troubles can shift her bad mood into reverse. For now… This fun, accessible story helps kids understand how to use meditation and mindfulness when they feel overwhelmed or angry, and is a useful tool for any parent hoping to try a new approach to treating tantrums. Should appeal to all the little grump trucks hauling their feelings about.–Kirkus

What Kind of Book is Little Grump Truck

Topics

feelings and emotions transportation trucks choosing cheeriness social themes cars and trucks emotions habits and behavior dump trucks

Genres

funny and humorous fiction

Reviews

Book Lists That Include This Book

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Books about feelings and emotions

Books about transportation

Books about trucks

The Creative Behind the Book

Author

Amanda Driscoll

Amanda is an author and illustrator based in Prospect, Kentucky. As she explains, like “any good Kentucky-born girl,” she “grew up drawing horses.” After earning a degree in Fine Art / Graphic Design from Murray State University, she worked as a graphic designer before launching her own company, Driscoll Creative. When she became a mother, she discovered her true passion: writing and illustrating children’s books. She is now the author and illustrator of three picture books.