Axel's First Day

Working together as a team is the best way to get a job done quickly and right.

It's forklift Axel's first day on the construction site, and he wants to show all the other trucks just how good he is. He swaggers and sways, he spins and dashes. The more he tries to help, the more things go wrong. When he apologises, all the other trucks gather around to show him how they all work together to get the job done.

About the Author

Jodie Parachini is an American/British author and editor who currently lives in Hertfordshire, England. Jodie has worked as a writer and researcher for museums around the world, including the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. She is the author of fifteen children's books including Listening to the Stars, Spidernaut, and This Is a Serious Book. Her books have been awarded starred reviews by Kirkus and the School Library Journal and Jodie has been named a finalist in the PBParty competition, the Macmillan Write Now Prize, and the OhZoe Rising Talent Award.

About the Illustrator

John Joven grew up in Bogotá, Colombia and studied graphic design at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He still lives there with his wife Ana and two children, Avril and Ian. He is fortunate enough to work in his home studio, where he is able to share his passion of drawing and painting with his children while working on projects. He started drawing at an early age and when he was six year old, his parents enrolled him in his first painting, sculpture, and character design class. He remembers his first attempt at illustration drawing Transformers. He was hooked. John continued to study art with plastic artists. When not illustrating, he enjoys spending quality time with his children, playing soccer with his friends, writing, learning to play drums, watching movies and traveling.