A whale of a tail about a nail and his trail ... won't fail to please young readers, or audiences of children. The Lonely Nail follows the adventures of a lone nail as he leaves his family in the factory, through the long train ride to the hardware store and over the ocean to the beach, and to his final destination as part of a home. The full-color, illustrated children's book by author Paul Caruso is ideal for entertaining children in schools, nurseries, hospital, foster care and other child care settings. The Lonely Nail is chock full of practical information, but more importantly, cleverly sends youngsters a valuable message to never, ever give up hope.