The Forgotten Trolley

Things begin to look up for a retired trolley who is left to rust in a deserted rail yard in The Forgotten Trolley, a new children's book by Mary Ruth Weaver. With colorful illustrations by Jeff Eckman, this tender tale is filled with whimsy and old-fashioned grit'”as in grin and bear it, as in, when life hands a trolley named Al his walking papers, he decides to make the most of it. It is often said that the difference between lemons and lemonade, is one's attitude. Take Al. Long forgotten, Al could be a surly old wreck, but instead, he chooses to look on the bright side. Yes, he is forlorn and ashamed, but just as soon as Al gets used to the idea of retirement, a former passenger named Gary, who is all grown up, decides to refurbish Al and make him into a café. Al certainly is not what he once was, but in the grand scheme of things, he is serving a purpose and making new friends'”and nothing is better than that!