The Can Caravan

Written by Richard O'Neill · Illustrated by Cindy Kang

A girl transforms an old caravan into a new home using recycled metal.

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32 pages· ~520L

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Bookroo's summary

Janie faces a challenge when her neighbor, Mrs. Tolen, is hospitalized and may lose her caravan home. With creativity sparked by a school trip to a recycling plant, Janie rallies her community to renovate the caravan using recycled metal. Can they turn it into a safe haven before Mrs. Tolen returns? This tale of resilience and community spirit explores the power of imagination and hard work.

From the publisher

When Janie’s neighbour Mrs Tolen goes into hospital with a broken hip, it looks as though she will have to move out of her old caravan and into a house. Janie is desperate to help, but all seems lost until her school visits a local recycling plant. All it takes from there is imagination, a supportive community, and lots and lots of hard work to transform Mrs Tolen’s old caravan into a safe and secure new home! The latest picture book by renowned Romani storyteller Richard O’Neill celebrates the traditional Traveller virtues of resilience, adaptability, loyalty and independence.

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