Sleep Train

Sleep Train
Co-Authors / Illustrators
Age Range
4+
Release Date
April 03, 2018
ISBN
978-0451473035
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A little boy climbs into bed with a book and starts counting the train cars in it, between the engine and caboose. "Ten sleepy cars going clickety-clack," reads the refrain. But as the boy counts cars and gets sleepier and sleepier, his room looks more and more like one of the train cars from his book--the sleeping car, of course! Rhythmically told by the author of the Froggy books, Sleep Train is also stunning to look at. 3D illustrator, Lauren Eldridge, has sculpted an entire train full of intricate details. Part bedtime story, part counting book, part children's fantasy, Sleep Train is a magical ride to dreamland.

A little boy climbs into bed with a book and starts counting the train cars in it, between the engine and caboose. "Ten sleepy cars going clickety-clack," reads the refrain. But as the boy counts cars and gets sleepier and sleepier, his room looks more and more like one of the train cars from his book--the sleeping car, of course!

Rhythmically told by the author of the Froggy books, Sleep Train is also stunning to look at. 3D illustrator, Lauren Eldridge, has sculpted an entire train full of intricate details. Part bedtime story, part counting book, part children's fantasy, Sleep Train is a magical ride to dreamland.

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Bedtime Rhythms
(Updated: June 26, 2026)
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4.0
'Sleep Train' by Jonathan London, illustrated by Lauren Eldridge, is a sweet bedtime story for lovers of rhythm, counting, and the way noises caress you to sleep. The boy in the story is trying to read a book while in bed, and finds himself counting the train cars and lulling himself into a sleepy state. The illustrations help to bring further depth to the book and increase the emotion one might feel while trying to enjoy something, yet feeling the pull of something else (in this case, sleep).

The setting of a darkened night during which the train is passing through is the perfect backdrop against which the boy can count and enjoy the view from his sleeping car. Join countless others who have always dreamed of an escape into the night like 'Sleep Train' provides, bringing further interest to the fun of counting and enjoying time doing something one loves.
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'Sleep Train' by Jonathan London, illustrated by Lauren Eldridge, is a sweet bedtime story for lovers of rhythm, counting, and the way noises caress you to sleep.
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