The Dumped Truck
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2026

The Dumped Truck

Written by Daniel Bernstrom · Illustrated by Marcelo Verdad

A messy toy truck gets banned for doing his dirty job. Now what?

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40 pages· ~570L· AR ~3.7
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Bookroo's summary

In Toyville, Dump Truck cleans, fixes and dumps stuff, because that's his job. But the other toys can't stand how dirty he gets, so they make a new rule: no dirty dump trucks. When Dump Truck gets dumped, what will he, and the other toys, do? A funny picture book about working together and finding there's nothing wrong with getting a little dirty.

From the publisher

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.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~570L
AR book level
~3.7
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
May 19, 2026
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780063373624

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