|  | Authors: Andrea Zimmerman, David Clemesha
Creator: Dan Yaccarino
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 30414
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
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Dimensions (in): 10 x 8.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 0060271396
EAN: 9780060271398
ASIN: 0060271396
Publication Date: April 30, 1999
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 Oh, the garbage man can! October 5, 2005
E. R. Bird (Manhattan, NY)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
When you're a children's librarian that has to perform multiple storytimes every week, you acquire a kind of ear for picture books that read aloud well. For example, reading aloud "Horton Hatches the Egg" works well for a single child, but for a large group it's just too darn long. And unless you have a real rhythm going with "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom", don't try to perform it just off the top of your head. Then there are books like Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha's delicious, "Trashy Town". Combining a jaunty rhythmic story about a trash man on the job with the overly accomplished Dan Yaccarino's illustrations, "Trashy Town" falls into the category of "godsend" when it comes to books for big groups o' kiddies.
Mr. Gilly has a swell job. He's the trash man doing the route around his Trashy Town. With a perpetual look of benign happiness set on his face, Mr. Gilly visits the local school, the park, the pizza parlor, and even the doctor's office. Each time he collects some trash the text reads, "Dump it in, smash it down, drive around the Trashy Town! Is the trash truck full yet? NO". Reading this book aloud, kids can yell, "NO!" when they get to this part. Eventually, however, Mr. Gilly has finished for the day. The town is clean, the trash is deposited at the dump, and when Mr. Gilly gets home there's only one more thing to clean up. "Time for a bath, Mr. Gilly!".
Mr. Yaccarino has a signature style that has yet to be replicated by any illustrator out there. He's probably best known for being responsible, in part, for the picture book "Oswald", later turned into a Nick Jr. television show. In this book he fills the pages with simplified, almost retro images. These pictures are remarkably simple but convey the story beautifully. Likewise, the text is catchy. Kids reading it will learn it by heart pretty darn quick and will be able to do their own renditions of it at home.
For a storytime saluting garbage carriers everywhere, consider pairing "Trashy Town" with the slightly older, "I Stink" by Kate McMullan for a truly trash-centric program. And if you read this book and don't find yourself chanting, "Dump it in, smash it down, drive around the Trashy Town", I'll eat my hat.
Great Fun! September 20, 2005
P. Drake (Knoxville, Tennessee)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a nanny for a special needs 4 yr old. It is very difficult for him to stay on task while being read to, but...this one keeps his attention every time. He loves it when I ask him if the trash truck is full yet, and he is starting to chant along with me..........a big accomplishment for someone who has been in speech therapy his whole life! We love this book and plan to share a copy with his speech therapist!
What A Great Book! We All Love It! April 14, 2005
Pam Tee
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
One of the things that early childhood educators say is important for young children is to be exposed to poems and other rhythmic literature. And it is, they tell us, helpful for kids to learn to recite. It is for these and other reasons that I really, really like this book. Not only is the artwork fun and `cleanly' charming, but the topic is interesting to children and the words are just repetitive enough to make it a great read... and a great recite!
For example, we will be out fooling around in the yard and someone will simply yell, "Is the trash truck full yet?" and the rest of us (including hubby) will shout yes or no; and then we will be off reciting the whole piece. What better evidence than that and the constant calls for `again, again' can you provide to prove that a book is good.
Note: The other commentator was correct. I think that the age ranges are incorrect. I would think 6 and under would be more appropriate.
trashy town was our chicka chicka boom boom dvd bonus September 7, 2004
M. Schoenberg (Washington, DC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a neat little story! Our 3 year old boy loves it, more than the ABC Chicka Boom story. We bought the chicka dvd and got trashy town animated on dvd without expecting it. Now its his favorite. We go around all day saying "is the trash truck full YET!'. Highly recommended.
 More Ordinary than Extraordinary August 30, 2004
Allison L. (Gainesville, FL)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I expected to love this book based on the reviews. My son is 4 and he does enjoy it, but it reminds me more of the books I read to him when he was 2. The graphic artwork is cool and the "dump it in, smash it down!" refrain is catchy, but that's about it. Here's the "story": 1. Mr. Gilly gets in his truck. 2. Mr Gilly makes six stops to pick up trash. Each stop readers are asked, "Is the truck full yet?" and cue the refrain. 3. Truck is full, trash is dumped , and Mr. Gilly goes home to take a bath. Very small children love this type of simplicity and repetition; this book is right for ages 2-4, not 4-8. Even so, I just find it uninspired. For the preschool set, check out Daniel Kirk's "Trash Trucks" and Cris Van Dusen's outstanding "If I Built a Car."
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