Old Truck and the Flood

Old Truck is home alone when the Tongariro River bursts its banks.“What will happen to me?” he thinks. I am not a duck! I’m a truck. And I’m stuck!”

PLUS What really happened - Old Truck in the Tongariro River flood of 2004 and tips for being ready for a flood.

“This book has it all: text which flows easily, an old truck that can talk and has feelings, lots of action linked with a natural disaster, humour, bonus pages of factual information and gorgeous illustrations. And it is all based on a calamity that occurred here in New Zealand … a fantastic story.” More
- Nadine Malloy, Remarkables Primary School reviewing for The School Journal, Read NZ

“Fun, factual and full of feelings. A quintessential Kiwi read - I loved it! The icing on the cake being able to read the story and then meet the real-life characters in the section at the back.”
- Toni Shanks, Editor, Top Title in Upstart Magazine

Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2021

First Place Best Illustrations
First Place Best Cover Design
Honourable Mention: Picture Book 6 and over