The Goodnight Train Rolls On! by June Sobel

The Goodnight Train Rolls On!

June Sobel, Laura Huliska-Beith

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 4, 2018

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Who it’s for
A clickety-clack read-aloud pairs playful nighttime mishaps with details to spot in colorful Dreamland scenes.
Themes
Bedtime and sleep, Train journey, Counting sheep
Pacing
Mixed

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About this book

All aboard! This colorful companion to The Goodnight Train is leaving the station, with new nighttime hijinks and all the rhyme and rhythm that made the first book a bedtime read-aloud favorite. When a herd of poky sheep slows the Goodnight Train to a crawl, the Engineer's quick thinking (and counting!) has them rolling along in no time—until one tricky sheep sends the train and its sleepy passengers tossing and turning!

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The clickety-clack cadence of the poetic text is sure to lull listeners to sleep, but not before they take in the candy-colored landscapes full of delightful Dreamland details to discover. For more bedtime fun with the Goodnight Train look for the companion books: The Goodnight Train Santa and the Goodnight Train The Goodnight Train Halloween The Goodnight Train Easter The Goodnight Train Valentine The Goodnight Train Ready for School

Rhythm for Bedtime

A clickety-clack read-aloud pairs playful nighttime mishaps with details to spot in colorful Dreamland scenes.

Come here for

  • Rhyming, rhythmic language made for reading aloud
  • Candy-colored landscapes with little details to discover

Expect

  • A counting-minded train ride with sleepy passengers
  • A playful bedtime mood that winds toward sleep

Where it sits

Bedtime & Dreams86%
Trains & Railways64%
Stories in Verse32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sounds
  • Bedtime & Dreams
  • Christmas & Advent
  • Halloween Stories
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  • Cars & Trucks
  • Trains & Railways
  • Imagination & Play
  • Nursery Rhymes
Authors
June Sobel, Laura Huliska-Beith
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 4, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Bedtime and sleep · Train journey · Counting sheep
Reading lane
Sounds