Truck in the Muck

By Sophia Gholz

Fans of Doreen Cronin and Mo Willems will love this hilarious picture book about a duck who gets his truck stuck in the mud--but winds up having a party when he changes his perspective.

Duck in his truck is making his way to a playdate with friends when a sudden rainstorm turns the trip into a sticky situation. But what luck Duck's friends come to him and work to get the truck out of the muck. When that doesn't work, Duck changes his perspective and saves the playdate Truck in the Muck reminds readers that sometimes the problem doesn't need a solution, just a change in the way you look at it.

Bouncy, rhyming text introduces readers to phonics and decodable skills.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534113592
• ISBN13: 9781534113596
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3