The Goodnight Train Ready for School by June Sobel

The Goodnight Train Ready for School

Board Book – June 17, 2025

June Sobel

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 17, 2025

All aboard the Goodnight Train in this night-before-school companion to The Goodnight Train Halloween and The Goodnight Train Easter.

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Who it’s for
The Goodnight Train helps young dreamers prepare for school with backpacks, packed lunches, and bedtime.
Themes
Getting ready for school, Bedtime routine, Trains
Pacing
Steady

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About this book

All aboard the Goodnight Train in this night-before-school companion to The Goodnight Train Halloween and The Goodnight Train Easter. Features peek-a-boo die cuts on every page! The engine chugs slow and steady. Get your brand-new backpacks ready! It's the night before the school bell rings and the Goodnight Train is pulling into the station to help young dreamers prepare. With lunchboxes packed and outfits set out, the only thing left to do is drift off to sleep.

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Perfect for preschool and kindergarten train enthusiasts and bedtime resisters. Read during back to school season, on first days, and throughout the school year. A sturdy board book with peek-a-boo die-cuts on every page! For more bedtime fun with the Goodnight Train look for the companion books: The Goodnight Train The Goodnight Train Rolls On! Santa and the Goodnight Train The Goodnight Train Halloween The Goodnight Train Easter The Goodnight Train Valentine

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The Goodnight Train helps young dreamers prepare for school with backpacks, packed lunches, and bedtime.

Come here for

  • A night-before-school bedtime journey aboard the Goodnight Train
  • Peek-a-boo die cuts on every page

Expect

  • A steady chug toward sleep before the school bell rings
  • A sturdy board book for preschool and kindergarten train enthusiasts

Where it sits

Trains & Railways82%
School Stories53%
Bedtime & Dreams52%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Dates & Time
  • Bedtime & Dreams
  • Everyday Routines
  • School Stories
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  • Big Feelings
  • New Experiences
  • Trains & Railways
  • Imagination & Play
Authors
June Sobel
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
June 17, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Getting ready for school · Bedtime routine · Trains
Reading lane
Dates & Time