The Goodnight Train by June Sobel (illustrated by Laura Heiliska-Beith; Harcourt Children’s Books, 2006) is a perfect goodnight book for the train lover in our house. With bright detailed paintings on each page, there are plenty of amusing tidbits to observe. My preschooler loved the cookie coal and we pretended to eat it. The steam from the train made clever shapes in the nighttime sky, and the silly skunk was often doing something amusing. The gentle rhymes of the text made the story pleasant to read (and reread) aloud many times. Although this was a library book, I wouldn’t mind keeping it for future enjoyment. It was a winner for both parent and child.
