Steam Train, Dream Train Author: Sherri Duskey Rinker | Language: English | ISBN:
B00BMAR5FK | Format: PDF
Steam Train, Dream Train Description
The team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls. Sweet and silly dreams are guaranteed for any budding train enthusiasts!
- File Size: 11880 KB
- Print Length: 40 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC (April 16, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00BMAR5FK
- Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,121 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #1
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Cars, Trains & Things That Go > Trains - #9
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Bedtime & Dreaming - #28
in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry
- #1
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Cars, Trains & Things That Go > Trains - #9
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Bedtime & Dreaming - #28
in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry
Oftentimes author illustrator duo's follow up books can't quite recreate the magic of their previous books, but let me be the one to tell you that this book is a fantastic follow up to Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. Much like your child learned about the different construction vehicles in Goodnight, Steam Train introduces different train cars-- the boxcar, wellcar, hopper and autorack with others. You'll find the same sing-song, rhyming cadence in Steam Train that you have come to love in Goodnight along with more beautiful illustrations drawn on the same dark background paper, lending that night-time feeling to the book.
The age recommendation Amazon lists for Steam Train is 4-6 while Goodnight is 1 and up. The language is a bit more advanced in Steam Train, but if your child enjoyed Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site they will enjoy Steam Train, Dream Train. I would probably revise the age recommendation to 3 and up, but keep in mind the book does not have the same sturdy pages as Goodnight; The pages are the same consistency and paper as other illustrated children's books.
My two and half year old daughter loved Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site and loves Steam Train, Dream Train; I'm sure your child will love it too.
By Sarah
As other reviewers have stated, it's difficult to create a book to follow one as successful as "Goodnight, Goodnight," so I will cut the author some slack. Having said that, I found "Steam Train, Dream Train" to be very disappointing. The first thing I noticed when I got the book was that the pages are very thin -- not quite "newspaper" thin, but certainly not anywhere near the sturdy pages of "Goodnight." So I found myself constantly licking my finger to flip pages, which, of course, caused weird pauses in the reading. However, that was a minor annoyance compared to the writing itself.
It simply does not have the magic of "Goodnight, Goodnight." Little train lovers will enjoy the fact that all parts of the train are described, but the language itself is clunky. (For example, "The smokestack puffs, the big wheels grind./The trusty tender's close behind./Cling! Clang! The bell rings out on top./Hissing steam. Breaks squeal. Then STOP!") There is no refrain that ties everything together. It's just one long, sometimes clunky poem about animals that load up various parts of the train and then fall asleep.
The illustrations are good, and the muted colors are well presented.
If your child loves all things trains, then this book probably belongs in your home. If not, I'd suggest taking a pass or just borrowing it from the public library.
By Philadelphia Mom
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