Night Train

by Caroline Stutson, Catherine Tillotson (Illustrations), Tsukushi (Illustrations)

Rhyming text presents a nighttime train ride through the countryside, with lightning on the tracks, rattling cars, and the welcoming lights of the station at the end of the journey.

Genres: Picture Books, Trains, Transport, Childrens, Storytime

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Trisha Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has beautiful illustrations and rhythmic, rhyming prose. There's some hiding cats in a few of the pages that my kids had fun looking for, and we also interrupted the story here and there to make train sounds.

[Erin Field · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story was sweet, but the rhyming scheme did not work very well. In several places, it felt forced and clunky. This is one of those cases when I wished the editor had told the author to scrap the rhyming and just tell the story. Curiously, I think the text would have ended up being more poetic if the author had been granted that freedom.

I cannot, however, fault the illustrations at all. They are beautiful, atmospheric, and evocative. THEY are poetic.

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a soothing read for young train fans. The illustrations are gorgeous and the real highlight of the book. The text is a little awkward in places but children will love how it takes them on a journey too.

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short poetry, really short. It was good, and the illustrations are so rich and deep, but the text is for the beginning reader. I was expecting something longer beforehand, but this was nice for a younger audience.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love when I find really great out-of-print books at Half Price Books! This is a great addition to train-themed storytimes.

[Susan Dunn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great illustrations - one of my favorite train books. And this author is a good friend, so everyone should buy this for their libraries!

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Relaxing rhymes like wheels on the track lull the reader through this journey of a night train to the city station.

[Teri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Again, nice illustrations but where is the story?