The Goodnight Train (Goodnight Train)

by June Sobel (Author) Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator)

The Goodnight Train (Goodnight Train)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Goodnight Train

All aboard for Dreamland!

Hold on to your pillow because the Goodnight Train is taking off. Roll that corner, rock that curve, and soar past mermaids, leaping sheep, and even ice-cream clouds. You won't want to miss a thing, so whatever you do, don't . . . close . . . your . . . eyes!

With soothing, lyrical words and magical illustrations, June Sobel and Laura Huliska-Beith have created a nighttime fantasy that's guaranteed to make even the most resistant sleeper snuggle up tight.

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The cheerful and rhyming text paired with the frothy art creates an enchanting trip to dreamland.

School Library Journal

PreS-K  This bedtime story is likely to strike a chord with young listeners. A gentle, rhyming text intersperses train noises with a getting-ready-for-bed routine with a railroad-inspired theme. Brightly colored cartoon illustrations picture children in their beds being pulled along by the engine. They ride through tunnels, over bridges, and past fields of sheep. The words flow fairly well, with only a few minor skips, and the sounds mixed with bedtime sounds (Rock-a, rock-a, rock-a, rock-aShhhhhhhhhhh! Shhhhhhhhhhh!) will delight youngsters and have them chiming in. The acrylic-and-collage artwork curves around the spreads and encourages page turns. Clever backgrounds, including a sign that declares, Dreamland 20 winks ahead, ensure that there is plenty to look at, and the journey ends effectively with the children asleep and the words, Good night, train./Good night. Libraries in need of more train or bedtime books will find this a useful and enjoyable addition. - Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT

Copyright 2006 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

June Sobel
JUNE SOBEL is the talented author of B Is for Bulldozer: A Construction ABC, illustrated by Melissa Iwai, and Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC, illustrated by Henry Cole. She lives in Westlake Village, California.

LAURA HULISKA-BEITH has illustrated many popular books for children, including The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill and Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780152054366
Lexile Measure
460
Guided Reading Level
K
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
September 01, 2006
Series
Goodnight Train
BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV041050 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains
Library of Congress categories
Bedtime
Stories in rhyme
Railroad trains

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