{"product_id":"where-do-steam-trains-sleep-at-night-isbn-9780553520989","title":"Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night?","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe same team who brought you \u003ci\u003eWhere Do Diggers Sleep at Night?\u003c\/i\u003e have engineered another rollicking bedtime story—for train lovers everywhere!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Have you ever wondered what little trains do when it’s time for bed? The same things you do! Freight trains, passenger trains, subways, trolleys—and more—wash up, have a snack, load their teddies for story time, and get rocked to sleep by mommy and daddy trains beneath a blanket of stars. Little train lovers with a one-track mind will gain a new affinity for their bedtime routine when they find they share it with their favorite vehicles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sayres and Slade move naturally from their truck lullaby, \u003ci\u003eWhere Do Diggers Sleep at Night? ,\u003c\/i\u003e to this nighttime serenade to all things train. Hopeful engineers will   want to be able to identify the many different types of trains, and   their out-of-the-know adults will appreciate this inclusive primer.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\"Sayres and Slade move naturally from their truck lullaby, \u003ci\u003eWhere Do Diggers Sleep at Night?\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), to this nighttime serenade to all things train. In gentle scenes that reflect the colors of the setting sun or are lightened by the stars and moon under a dusky-blue sky, anthropomorphized trains prepare to bed down for the night. \"Where do snowplow trains sleep \/ after all the tracks are clear? \/ Do their moms say, ‘Plow your toys, kids— \/ bedtime's almost here'?\" The rhyming verse and illustration pair to make clear to readers the job of each train: the monorail's heavy-lidded eyes look toward the airport it services, and the subway rests under a brightly lit and busy city street reminiscent of Times Square. Trains include steam, passenger, freight, fire, high-speed, and breakdown trains as well as trolleys, and the ending suitably places most around a roundhouse under their blanket of stars…before a turn of the page reveals a boy and a girl asleep in their twin beds, their toy trains and tracks laid out in an otherwise pristine bedroom. Pair this with Kevin Lewis' Chugga-chugga Choo-choo, illustrated by Daniel Kirk (1999), for more train fun. Thanks to the popularity of Thomas the Tank Engine, \u003cb\u003ehopeful engineers will want to be able to identify the many different types of trains, and their out-of-the-know adults will appreciate this inclusive primer\u003c\/b\u003e. ——\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e PreS-K-The team who created Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? now turn their attention to railroad bedtime rituals. This offering very closely mirrors its predecessor. Monorails, subway cars, fire trains, and even toys are imagined in various nighttime scenarios. Matched with rhyming text, small trains shown with their larger version mimic parents and children. In one scene a miniature steam train sips cocoa on the tracks next to its mother, while in another a diminutive freight train sleeps on its daddy's flatbed as they head back toward the station. \u003cb\u003eAs an added bonus, a mouse dressed as an engineer makes an appearance in every spread. \u003c\/b\u003eThe cute cartoon trains are given realistic details and cherubic smiling faces. VERDICT Train lovers will be sure to take this bedtime read for a ride. \u003cb\u003eA sound selection for one-on-one and small group sharing, perfect for bedtime story hours.\u003c\/b\u003e-Laura Hunter, Mount Laurel Library, —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBRIANNA CAPLAN SAYRES didn’t know a breakdown train from a roundhouse—until her three-year-old fell in love with Thomas the Tank Engine! Now Brianna and her husband are busy chugging along with their two boys in Seattle. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWhere Do Diggers Sleep at Night?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhere Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night?\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Christian Slade. You can visit Brianna on the Web at briannacaplansayres.com.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e CHRISTIAN SLADE’s classic, distinctive art style can be found in picture books, novels, and magazines for children. He holds an MA in illustration from Syracuse University, as well as a BFA in drawing and animation from the University of Central Florida. He lives with his wife, two children, and two corgis in Florida. 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