by JonathanLondon (Author)
A little boy climbs into bed with a book and starts counting the train cars in it, between the engine and caboose. Ten sleepy cars going clickety-clack, reads the refrain. But as the boy counts cars and gets sleepier and sleepier, his room looks more and more like one of the train cars from his book - the sleeping car, of course! Rhythmically told by the author of the Froggy books, Sleep Train is also stunning to look at. 3D illustrator, Lauren Eldridge, has sculpted an entire train full of intricate details. Part bedtime story, part counting book, part children's fantasy, Sleep Train is a magical ride to dreamland.
Format: Illustrated::Picture Book
Pages: 32
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 13 May 2018
ISBN 10: 0451473035
ISBN 13: 9780451473035
Book Overview: A perfectly pitched bedtime story and counting book for sleepy train lovers, illustrated in dramatic 3D sculptures!
Eldridge's artwork is fully engrossing... a daytime delight for young railroad enthusiasts taking inspiration for their own layouts. Those will absorb the attention of young viewers who are less somnolent than their adults had hoped. -BCCB
Lyrical. -Kirkus
London effectively uses repetitive sounds that echo both a train's rhythm and the soothing sounds of a lullaby. Eldridge's sculptural images create a fittingly dreamy world. -Publishers Weekly
Lauren Eldridge grew up in Fargo, North Dakota and studied landscape architecture, before turning her hands to model making. She now lives with her husband, two daughters, and their beast of a dog in Madison, Wisconsin. Find more about Lauren and how she works at laureneldgridge.com