In this rhythmic read-aloud, all you need is an imagination to experience the thrill of a great train ride. When a girl shouts "I can make a train noise, now!" her imagination transforms a coffee shop into a zooming train, and her words clickity-clack across the tracks and blare like a train horn. In a flash, salt shakers and ketchup bottles become skyscrapers, and the girl's voice rattles along the tracks with "I can make a train noise I can make a train noise." Her voice whistles "Nowowwwwww!" The propulsive, rhythmic text that mimics train sounds is sure to captivate all kids, pair it with gorgeously detailed artwork and you have a read-aloud like no other. Michael Emberley, is the author and artist of many acclaimed children's books, including most notably It's Perfectly Normal. Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is one of Ireland's most distinguished illustrators of books for children. A BookPage Best Book of the YearA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionAuthor: Michael Emberley, Marie-Louise FitzpatrickPublisher: Neal Porter BooksPublished: 07/27/2021Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.10h x 11.10w x 0.40dISBN: 9780823444960Audience: Ages 4-8Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 05/24/2021Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2021Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2021 pg. 74Booklist 07/01/2021 pg. 88School Library Journal 12/24/2021 pg. 1Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In StyleAbout the AuthorMichael Emberley has been writing and illustrating children's books since 1979. He is best known for illustrating Robie Harris's It's Perfectly Normal. He lives in Ireland. Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is one of Ireland's most prominent author-illustrators whose picture books include There and I Am I. She has also written novels including Hagwitch and Dark Warning and is the winner of 10 CBI Book of the Year Awards.
