General Waste loves stuff! Wasting lots of stuff! He tosses away apples after one bite, he has hour-long showers, he must have the latest uniform fashion, and he rides around in a monster truck! He shares a house with Gram-Gram. She always saves her leftovers, does her own repairs and cycles everywhere! One day, when General Waste finds himself trapped under a mountain of his own stuff, Gram-Gram comes to the rescue. General Waste is a hilarious tale about how to find joy in the simple things in life.

Published 2024 by Scholastic Press
ISBN 978-1761205699

General Waste is a book about the simple things in life, and about looking after your possessions and the world around you. Rather than dealing with modern environmental themes, this book concentrates on old-fashioned values – not wasting food, making repairs, re-using things, buying sensible and useful items for yourself…

The character of Gram-Gram is based on someone I knew – an old lady who had lived through the Great Depression. I think inside me simultaneously lives the wasteful little general and the thrifty grandma!