Support your child's literacy journey
By Deborah Frenkel
Illustrated by Danny Snell
For ages 3+
Some cats are house cats. Some are apartment cats.
But Tinka is a truck cat. Tinka lives everywhere.
The Australian Library and Information Association and Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing proudly present the National Simultaneous Storytime picture book for 2025.
The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. With illustrations by multi-award-winning artist Danny Snell and words by award-winning new voice Deborah Frenkel, The Truck Cat is the perfect book to inspire kindness and compassion in young children everywhere.
For ages 3+
Some cats are house cats. Some are apartment cats.
But Tinka is a truck cat. Tinka lives everywhere
The Australian Library and Information Association and Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing proudly present the National Simultaneous Storytime picture book for 2025.
The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. With illustrations by multi-award-winning artist Danny Snell and words by award-winning new voice Deborah Frenkel, The Truck Cat is the perfect book to inspire kindness and compassion in young children everywhere.
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