The Night Train

by Ulf Stark, Sara Nilsson Bergman

The Boy lies in bed with his little dog. But the Boy can’t get to sleep. Suddenly, two headlights light up the darkness. And there, on his bedroom floor, stands a big, shiny steam locomotive, and he and the little dog set off on a magical train journey.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2016

About the author

Ulf Gottfrid Stark was a Swedish author and screenwriter (he adapted several of his own books for film and wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen).

Stark collaborated with the illustrators Anna Höglund and Mati Lepp.

From 1989 to 1998 he was an elected member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books Svenska barnboksakademin. In 1998 he received the Nordic Children's Book Prize.

Stark was born and grew up in Stureby, Stockholm Municipality, which place features in several of his books. Stark's interest in writing started early; during his time at secondary school he was introduced to writing by his classmate Peter Curman, and in 1964 he wrote his first poetry Ett hål till livet. Following this, Stark's interest in writing for a career was greatly encouraged.

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

The perfect children's book for any child who wishes for "more". Sometimes you need to take yourself to different places and sometimes you make friends along the way.

The artwork is fun and embracing as well!