Window Music

by Anastasia Suen, Wade Zahares (Illustrator)

As the train journeys along the track, one passenger describes the many wonderous things that can be seen from the window as they speed through the country, including vineyards, valleys, bridges, cities, and more.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Trains

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

From her studio in Northern California, developmental editor Anastasia Suen reads, writes, and edits books for creators of all ages.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lush pictures and simple rhyming text. Good for kids who like trains, but geared for younger readers, like 2 - 4.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

A simple toddler and up book about the sounds heard around and on the train as it passes through it's route.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

According to the Publishers Weekly review of the book, the title refers to 1880s railroad slang about “passing scenery.” The one thing that really stands out to me in the book is the gorgeous pastel-drawn illustrations. My son asked me to re-read this one multiple times as the pictures were so fascinating to him. The story is about a young girl who travels with her mother from her grandparent’s house back to her father and their own house. It is cool because the train goes everywhere, through farmlands of grapes and orange groves, by the ocean, through a snowy mountain range and back into the bright lights of the busy city. Recommended for ages 3-6, 4 stars.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautifully illustrated book, my 3 year old granddaughter loved looking through it before I ever got around to reading it to her. There are only a few words per page so a beginning reader could read this with help on their own. The storybook words itself are pretty tells a story of listening to the train as it makes its way along the tracks through a city and then farm land and mountain ranges.

[Allan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great children's book I'm giving to my granddaughters. The words are simple and reflect the clickety-clack of trains moving on a track while the pictures are done by Wade Zahares, a terrific artist from Maine. I got copies autographed by Wade to give Saige and Senseny. Wonderful, colorful and unusual, I hope it gives them a love for both verse and art.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great yet simplistic book about what's beeing seen during a train ride. The journey travels of beautiful things to look at out the windows such as fields, fruit trees and vines, going towards the sky and down to the valley. Train fanatics will thoroughly enjoy the book as many of them were during preschool storytime.

[Jess · Rating 2 out of 5]

May 2016 - Another train book of Ben's choice. The text is really minimal and doesn't add to the story. The illustrations are stronger, but veer from realistic to random and contain an inexplicable journey through orange groves, grape vines, and banana trees. Plus snowy mountains with ridiculous bridges. Needless to say, Ben loves it.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

beautiful illustrations; simple but effective rhyming poetry

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kids love creating music to go with this text.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dramatic illustrations. Makes me feel like I'm riding a train when I read the words.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2* art
2* story