The team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls. Sweet and silly dreams are guaranteed for any budding train enthusiasts!
- Steam Train, Dream Train hardcover book
- Perfect bedtime story for little train lovers
- By the creators of #1 New York Times Best Selling book Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
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54 of 58 people found the following review helpful.
Great Follow up to Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
By Sarah
Oftentimes author illustrator duo's follow up books can't quite recreate the magic of their previous books, but let me be the one to tell you that this book is a fantastic follow up to Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. Much like your child learned about the different construction vehicles in Goodnight, Steam Train introduces different train cars-- the boxcar, wellcar, hopper and autorack with others. You'll find the same sing-song, rhyming cadence in Steam Train that you have come to love in Goodnight along with more beautiful illustrations drawn on the same dark background paper, lending that night-time feeling to the book.The age recommendation Amazon lists for Steam Train is 4-6 while Goodnight is 1 and up. The language is a bit more advanced in Steam Train, but if your child enjoyed Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site they will enjoy Steam Train, Dream Train. I would probably revise the age recommendation to 3 and up, but keep in mind the book does not have the same sturdy pages as Goodnight; The pages are the same consistency and paper as other illustrated children's books.My two and half year old daughter loved Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site and loves Steam Train, Dream Train; I'm sure your child will love it too.
39 of 51 people found the following review helpful.
Disappointed in the follow-up to Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
By Philadelphia Mom
As other reviewers have stated, it's difficult to create a book to follow one as successful as "Goodnight, Goodnight," so I will cut the author some slack. Having said that, I found "Steam Train, Dream Train" to be very disappointing. The first thing I noticed when I got the book was that the pages are very thin -- not quite "newspaper" thin, but certainly not anywhere near the sturdy pages of "Goodnight." So I found myself constantly licking my finger to flip pages, which, of course, caused weird pauses in the reading. However, that was a minor annoyance compared to the writing itself.It simply does not have the magic of "Goodnight, Goodnight." Little train lovers will enjoy the fact that all parts of the train are described, but the language itself is clunky. (For example, "The smokestack puffs, the big wheels grind./The trusty tender's close behind./Cling! Clang! The bell rings out on top./Hissing steam. Breaks squeal. Then STOP!") There is no refrain that ties everything together. It's just one long, sometimes clunky poem about animals that load up various parts of the train and then fall asleep.The illustrations are good, and the muted colors are well presented.If your child loves all things trains, then this book probably belongs in your home. If not, I'd suggest taking a pass or just borrowing it from the public library.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.Seems forced
By TruBluDevil
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site is a go-to book, one that gets 2-3x nightly readings for days on end; my 2.5yo daughter can recite the end of nearly every stanza. I got this book hoping for the same magic, but it's just not there. It's cute, and she asks for it occasionally, but I guess trains are not her thing. Also, the illustrations are so dark, it's hard to make out some of the fine (and probably humorous) details.
