I Am a Garbage Truck

My 21-month-old son is positively OBSESSED with garbage trucks. It was one of his first words (garrrrrh-shruh)! When this book popped up as a suggested product, I had to get it. My mommy instincts were right—it’s a HIT with my little guy! The morning it arrived, he was eating breakfast in his highchair. He saw the book from across the room and immediately recognized it as a “garrrrrh-shruh” and outstretched his arms. Since then, he’s been carrying this little book around, “driving” it on tables and the floor, and offering it when we have guests over. The story is short and cute, the illustrations are lovely with tons of little details on each page (we like to count the trees), and the educational quality is good. Seriously, this has been some of the best few bucks spent recently.

I was a little worried when this arrived and it was only 5 pages long. I didn't think it would hold my son's attention at all, but he hasn't sat it down since I gave it to him on Valentine's Day. After less than a week the surface is peeling off the front (not because of bad quality, that's just how often it's used). When I sit down to read it with him he asks me to read it over and over ("again!") I read it 6 times last night before I made us move on to another book. I like that it has a regular garbage truck and a recycling garbage truck. A must for any little kids who are currently obsessed with trash trucks. I also got him "Trashy Town" by Andrea Zimmerman, and he loves that one as well.

Cute and simple. There's not really much of a story but the illustrations are cute and the shape is fun and inviting. It's easy for my son to follow along and recite the simple story which he loves to do. I understand why people complain about them not being bound well. I would mirror this concern if your child is one who totes their books around a lot. This is not an issue for us as we have a designated reading spot in our house and our books don't leave that space unless we're going out of town. So keep that in mind. You may want to reinforce the bindings or buy something different if you anticipate them being something your child won't leave home without.

My great grandson (age 2 1/2) is obsessed with trucks, especialy garbage trucks. This book is ideal., easy to grip, fun to turn the board pages because of the shape. The price is good too.

This is a cute book. It’s simple, but my son who is obsessed with garbage trucks loves it. The binding broke first time we opened out of the box which was disappointing. Overall, my son likes it and that’s what matters but it wouldn’t be my first choice in books. Book was replaced so extra star for excellent customer service.

I bought this book for my grandson who wakes up every Monday making a noise that he thinks sounds like the garbage truck. We wait every Monday for the garbage trucks to come and he loves to see them. Some even beep at him now. So, when I saw this book, I thought it might be perfect for him. The reviews made me a little unsure but it was the best I could find for his age range. He really loves it. When he got it, he was about 15 months old and he played with it more as a toy truck that he would drive around. Now at 18 months, he is more interested in the pictures and having me read the book or tell him about what is happening in the pictures. It is very sturdy and a perfect size for toddlers. The story line is about all you need for a one year old. Most of the trucks on our street pick up the cans and this book does not depict that, but the other day I think they were picking up yard clippings and when the truck came they loaded the contents of the garbage can into the truck by hand just like in the book. I am a retired early childhood educator, so when I saw it was a Scholastic book, I knew i probably would not be disappointed. This has been an addition to his library that he enjoys very much.

2 Year old loves it. Short book but they'll ask you to read it over and over and over again :)

My two year old grandson loves to watch the garbage truck come to our house. He gets excited to see this book and hear the story. Very cute shape/look of the book. He also loves the fire truck shaped book.

It was great product and came in earlier than expected.

Kids fascinated with garbage trucks so book suited well

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My 3 year old who loves anything to do with dust trucks / dustman etc loves this book and asks us to read it over and over again almost everyday - It a publication from the USA so uses the words garbage, trash etc however we just replace them with english alternatives. Short and sweet board/picture book so great for the younger ones!

Nice book