0
Cancel

    The Goodnight Train

    4.0 14

    by June Sobel, Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator)

    View All Available Formats & Editions >

    Board Book

    $6.00
    $6.00
     $7.99 | Save 25%
    or

    Sign In to Checkout with Instant Purchase

    Customer Reviews

    • ISBN-13: 9780547718989
    • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
    • Publication date: 06/19/2012
    • Pages: 30
    • Sales rank: 33,992
    • Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.70(d)
    • Lexile: AD350L (what's this?)
    • Age Range: 2 - 4 Years

    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.

    Eligible for FREE SHIPPING details

    Choose Expedited Delivery at checkout for delivery by. Tuesday, October 15

    All aboard! The Goodnight Train is full of coal and leaving town. Rhythmic prose and
    playful illustrations create a gentle, whizzing journey where animals and little ones
    fluff their pillows and settle in for a clickety-clackity, rock-and-roll ride to Dreamland.
    A remarkable rhyming bedtime treat!

    Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

    Recently Viewed 

    Related Subjects

    Kids
    Fiction & Literature - Kids
    Poetry - Kids
    Basic Concepts - Kids Fiction
    General & Miscellaneous - Kids Fiction
    Rhymes, Nursery Rhymes & Fingerplays - Kids Poetry
    Bedtime, Dreams & Sleep - Kids Fiction
    Bedtime->Children's fiction
    Kids
    Fiction & Literature - Kids
    Poetry - Kids
    Basic Concepts - Kids Fiction
    General & Miscellaneous - Kids Fiction
    Rhymes, Nursery Rhymes & Fingerplays - Kids Poetry
    Bedtime, Dreams & Sleep - Kids Fiction
    Bedtime->Children's fiction
    Children's Literature - Ginjer L. Clarke and Marilyn Courtot
    Originally a lovely picture book rich with color, rhyme, and sound words, this title will be a hit for parents and kids as a bedtime read. The Goodnight Train rolls through the countryside, counting down to bedtime, encountering dreamlike characters and images along the way. There is a little one getting a bath with a giant tooth brush, a train car full of cookies, to go with milk, one presumes. The train cars are a variety of beds ranging from a crib to a divan with a canopy to a twin bed. There is a lot to look at in these charming illustrations as the train chugs its way into the night. The rhythms gently slow down as the train reaches the station, lulling little ones to sleep. Parents everywhere will be thrilled to have a fun, fresh alternative to reading the classic Goodnight Moon, yet again. Reviewer: Ginjer L. Clarke and Marilyn Courtot
    Children's Literature - Ginjer L. Clarke
    A lovely picture book rich with color, rhyme, and sound words, this one will be a hit for parents and kids as a bedtime read. The Goodnight Train rolls through the countryside, counting down to bedtime, encountering dreamlike characters and images along the way. The rhythms gently slow down as the train reaches the station, lulling little ones to sleep. Parents everywhere will be thrilled to have a fun, fresh alternative to reading the classic Goodnight Moon, yet again.
    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-a-Shhhhhhhhhhh! 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 Reed Business Information.
    Kirkus Reviews
    As The Goodnight Train traverses la-la land, the rhythmic chugging and the cadenced clickety-clacking will eventually lull even the most stalwart child to sleep. So, "Find your sleepers! Grab your teddy." The train sets forth over hill and dale, puffing and huffing, embraced by somnolent shades of blue and purple. Upward through the tunnel, the train rockets around the curve and toward its destination, choo-chooing all the way as it passes over a flat plain and through a field of sheep. Gradually, the train begins to slow. At last the little locomotive pulls into the depot and its occupants sigh and close their sleepy eyes. The illustrations depict welcoming creatures of all sorts, children and skunks alike. There is bountiful fun to be had in the journey's creamy hues, painting fantastic hypnagogic images such as a turtle shoveling cinnamon rolls and a mermaid applying night cream. The cheerful and rhyming text paired with the frothy art creates an enchanting trip to dreamland. (Picture book. 2-5)

    Read More

    Sign In Create an Account
    Search Engine Error - Endeca File Not Found