Trucker Kid

Although Athena misses her truck-driving daddy when he’s on the road, she thinks he has the most amazing job in the world. She loves showing off her love of all things trucking. But her classmates don’t quite get her or why she calls herself Trucker Kid. Can Athena change their minds and show the other students that it’s cool to be Trucker Kid?

Interest level: PreK-2; Reading level: PreK-2

About the Author

Carol Gordon Ekster grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She got a Master’s degree in reading and language at Boston University. After graduating she was a passionate elementary school teacher for 35 years. At the end of her career she began writing unexpectedly.

About the Illustrator 

Russ Cox was raised by a pack of crazed hillbillies in the backwoods of Tennessee. Without much in the way of modern conveniences, like television or running water, he spent his time drawing, whittling, and throwing dirt clods at his cousins. With the bulk of his life spent in Pennsylvania, he met his wife; became a graphic designer; played in punk, alternative, and surf bands; had two kids; and started his own illustration studio, Smiling Otis Studio (named after one of their enormous cats).