Good Morning Car Seat

Good Morning Car Seat is a charming story told from the perspective of a proud big sister who excitedly chats with her baby brother's car seat as they prepare to bring him home from the hospital.

Readers listen in as she imagines where they'll go and asks thoughtful questions about what it will be like to travel with this new little passenger. As the sweet duo prepares to keep brother safe, they subtly convey the importance of embracing child passenger safety from Day One.

Good Morning Car Seat is for all ages. The familiar thoughts sister expresses and the questions she asks are sure to resonate with anyone who's experienced the joy and anticipation of driving their infant – along with an inquisitive sibling - home for the first time!

As with the previous car seat-themed books authored by Joanne Garcia Arballo, Good Morning Car Seat uses a creative, fun approach to spread the word that car seats save lives. Little ones are provided with a positive, relatable view of buckling up, planting the seeds for lifelong vehicle safety habits. A perfect companion to Arballo's first book, Good Night Car Seat, this latest tale is the perfect fit for your bedtime routine or next road trip.

Joanne Garcia Arballo blends her love of writing with her expertise as a child passenger safety advocate to author fun and impactful children's books. As a mom of four, and grandmother of two, she's accumulated thousands of miles of first-hand experience using car seats and boosters.

Her journey as a child passenger safety advocate began in 2004 when she co-founded the non-profit Car Seats for Christy in memory of a dear friend whose safety habits proved to be lifesaving for her two daughters.

After enjoying a 30-year career as a communications professional crafting non-fiction for the corporate world while raising a family and building Car Seats for Christy into a valuable community resource, Joanne retired in the summer of 2023. She now focuses on writing children's books and leading charitable efforts alongside other dedicated safety organizations and emergency responders.

Joanne is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television and is an award-winning scriptwriter. She lives in Southern Nevada and was recognized in 2024 with the Nevada Volunteers Governor's Points of Light award - the highest honor bestowed by the Governor of Nevada and Nevada Volunteers.
LaVana channels her lifelong passion for education into impactful illustrations that celebrate the diversity of the human experience.