by June Sobel
Published at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
About the book
All aboard! The Goodnight Train is full of coal and leaving town. Rhythmic prose and playful illustrations create a gentle, whizzing journey where animals and little ones fluff their pillows and settle in for a clickety-clackity, rock-and-roll ride to Dreamland.
A remarkable rhyming bedtime treat!
My Thoughts
The day I received this book to review, my daughter asked me to read it. I proceeded to do it and we read through the book. However, I received the board book version of it and I told her we would keep it as a gift for a friend who is expecting. She was good with it but still wanted to look at the book and hear the story.
The illustrations throughout the book are marvelously done and bright in color. Throughout the reading you see the train going on a journey toward the valley of dreams. The words are simple to read and fun little sounds accompany the text so that you can make the train speak as well.
I find it a perfect book to calm down a little one before bedtime and slowly bring him or her to slumber.
The book I received is the board book version of the original version and is solid to be held by little hands. It is made of strong cardboard though I suspect that the corners would soften if put in a mouth. This book would be a great gift for a baby shower, birth gift, first Christmas or for a first birthday party.
The Goodnight Train is available for purchase at your favourite bookstore, even amazon.ca.
Disclaimer: Thanks to Thomas Allen for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.
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