Steam Train, Dream Train is a magical book about a train arriving in the night and animals loading the train up with its freight. What makes this book so magical is that the train is loaded with every child's dream- TOYS! The kangaroos load the hopper with balls, monkeys fill the box car with "things that rock and roll and spin." The tankers come next and are filled by elephants with colorful paints and then the reefer car is filled with ice cream! Already this train is full of so much fun and we still have gondolas, autoracks, well cars and flatbeds to fill! Once the train is loaded and the crew is tucked in tight to sleep we turn to the last page and see a small train enthusiast asleep in his bed, dreaming of what his train is carrying! Children will love turning the page to see what is loaded on the train next as well as listening to the lyrical rhyming text.
Rinker and Lichtenheld know just how to get little boys interested in reading and listening to reading. I look forward to another book from these two again soon!
Happy Reading!
Laura
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