About The Book

THE GARBAGE TRUCKS
ARE HERE TODAY!

Smashing, mashing,
lights a-flashing,
gobblin' garbage,
GULPITY-GULP.

From castaway furniture to last night's leftovers, no job is too big or too small for this rugged team. With an upbeat, rhythmic text, Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash! follows two garbage trucks on their route. What results is a stinky, roaring, rumbling mess -- and LOADS OF FUN!

About The Author

Photo by Ken Hada

Barbara Odanaka

Barbara Odanaka is a former Los Angeles Times reporter who left daily journalism to backpack around the world and write children’s books. She is the author of Construction Cat, as well as Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash and A Crazy Day at the Critter Café. Her polydactyl cat, Mittens, is much too lazy to work heavy machinery. Please visit Ms. Odanaka at BarbaraOdanaka.com.

About The Illustrator

Photo Credit:

Will Hillenbrand

Will Hillenbrand is the acclaimed illustrator of many popular books, including Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra and Kiss the Cow by Phyllis Root. He lives with his family in Terrace Park, Ohio.

Product Details

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (October 10, 2006)
Length: 32 pages
ISBN13: 9780689851605
Ages: 4 - 8

Resources and Downloads

High Resolution Images

Book Cover Image (jpg): Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash!
Hardcover 9780689851605

(2.9 MB)

Author Photo (jpg): Barbara Odanaka
Photo by Ken Hada

(0.1 MB)

Any use of an author photo must include its respective photo credit

Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash!

Table of Contents