Joseph Demichele

Carty the Shopping Cart Joseph Demichele

Carty, the Shopping Cart, is a happy shopping cart that loves to help customers shop and carry their items. Carty especially likes to help Mrs. Sarris, one of his favorite customers. After helping Mrs. Sarris, Carty realizes that she left her sparkling silver pen in his cart. He tries to catch up to her, as she left the parking lot, but he could not. He ends up lost. Being lost is scary, but you have to stop and think of how you can find your way back to where you belong. Could it be a familiar place? Could it be a familiar sound? Could it be a familiar telephone number or street? Carty is on a mission to find his way back to the Supermarket. Will Carty find his way back to the supermarket?

Shopping carts are very important to the stores where they belong. This book delivers a message for children and adults alike. Let's get abandoned shopping carts back to their store owners.