About this item
Fans of The Polar Express and Steam Train, Dream Train will be eager to climb aboard this enchanting, rhyming bedtime story that whisks young readers along on a dream-like adventure through a magical world filled with majestic, colorful animals.Can't sleep? Then hop aboard the Moonlight Train and get ready for a dreamy, nighttime adventure! A toucan will take your ticket, an elephant is your engineer, you can climb the giraffe's long neck for a look-out, and a lion will tuck you into your sleeping car with a bedtime story. Ready to join us? All aboard! Children and parents will love the clickety-clack rhythm of this enchanting, rhyming bedtime tale that whisks little readers through a magical forest on the most unusual and wondrous train ever. Annie Won's luminous, captivating art creates a joyous world of beautiful animals that will delight the youngest reader.
About the Author
Kristyn Crow, author of the ZOMBELINA series, loves to use rhythm, rhyme, and repetition to make reading snappy and fun. Her first book, COOL DADDY RAT (G.P. Putnam's Sons) , received starred reviews and was named a "Blue Ribbon Book" for 2008 by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Other titles include BEDTIME AT THE SWAMP (HarperCollins) , THE MIDDLE-CHILD BLUES (Putnam) , SKELETON CAT (Scholastic) , and HELLO, HIPPO! GOODBYE, BIRD! Kristyn enjoys visiting elementary schools, where she directs eager young readers in a "swamp rhythm symphony" using a variety of percussion instruments. She teaches rhythm in verse to help improve reading skills. Kristyn is the mother of seven wonderfully creative children, and is married to a policeman, who doubles as a mad scientist/inventor.
