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The sleeper train

In this gentle bedtime story, a child aboard a sleeper train in India reflects on all the places she's slept before--hoping the comforting memories will help her finally fall asleep. With evocative narration by Mick Jackson and warm, vibrant illustrations by Baljinder Kaur, the book offers a soothin...

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Main Author: Jackson, Mick, 1960- (Author)
Other Authors: Kaur, Baljinder, 1990- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025.
Edition:First US edition.
Subjects:
Bedtime > Juvenile fiction.
Sleep > Juvenile fiction.
Railroad travel > Juvenile fiction.
Railroad trains > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
India > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:In this gentle bedtime story, a child aboard a sleeper train in India reflects on all the places she's slept before--hoping the comforting memories will help her finally fall asleep. With evocative narration by Mick Jackson and warm, vibrant illustrations by Baljinder Kaur, the book offers a soothing journey through memory, family, and place.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781536238983
Author Notes:Mick Jackson is an author, screenwriter, and director. Previously an author for adults, he moved into writing for children with the picture book We're Moving House , illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh. Mick Jackson's debut novel, The Underground Man , was short-listed for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the Royal Society of Authors' First Novel Award. He lives in England.

Baljinder Kaur is an illustrator who creates through the lens of a Panjabi and Sikh diaspora existence. She received an MA in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art, where she was awarded the CSACBI Illustration for Older Fiction Prize. She lives in England.

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