Forget about “Goodbye, Moon” or “The Poky Little Puppy”. Children today want more action and excitement in their bedtime stories.
Perhaps that’s why publishers this month are offering two new children’s books about an unlikely subject: Over the road trucking.
“My Auntie Susan Drives a Big Truck” is the latest children’s book by author and former truck driver Susan Burton. It’s based n the hundreds of postcards and letters she wrote to her “Trucker Buddy” pen pals in elementary schools, as well as to her nieces and nephews, during her 30 year career behind the wheel of a big rig. The book can be purchased on her website, www.susanburtonbooks.com, or on Amazon.com.
If that doesn’t put your children to sleep, you can try “Papa Dough Hauls Strawberries & Smiles”, which was published by the Tennessee Trucking Foundation. The book tells the story of a professional truck driver and his young son and was written to help educate children and their families about the important role trucks play in everyday life.
It can be purchased at www.tnttruck.org/foundation. A portion of the proceeds to toward the Trucking Moves America Forward campaign.