Train

Orchard Books (September 24, 2013)
Reading age : 4-8 years

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Train

I rode a lot of trains for this book. Commuter trains in and out of New York, passenger trains to Chicago, an overnight train to California. I drew freight trains — massive and rumbling — at rail yards in New Jersey. I sketched commuters in Grand Central Station. Then I took the sketches and put them into one narrative — the story of five trains making their way across America. Even though the book is about trains, I hope it’s about something deeper. Adventure, discovery. How we start in one place, and disembark a few hours later someplace else, and find ourselves different. Travel, at its best, is transformative.

★  “A poetic, beautifully conceived book.”
— Booklist, starred review

★  “Kids…will clamor to hear this one.”
— BCCB, starred review

★  “[A] distinguished addition to most collections.”
— School Library Journal, starred review

★  “[A] valentine to the sweep of American geography.”
— Publishers Weekly, starred review

★  “Kids will be all aboard for this one.”
— Kirkus, starred review