Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime
“Full of reassurance and magic.” Sunday Times
From Sean Taylor, the author of Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise, and the illustrator of Little Green Donkey, Anuska Allepuz, comes a stunning original bedtime poetry collection to comfort, inspire and reassure little children.
From best-selling picture book author, Sean Taylor, comes his first ever poetry collection for children. The Dream Train is a handsome new collection of original bedtime poetry perfect for sharing whilst tucked up in bed, written for the very young. Filled with 30 warm, joyful and atmospheric poems of every kind – from the funny to the gentle, from the surprising to the lyrical – each capture the experience of falling or being asleep, in a pure, emotional way and celebrates the wonderful, busy, imaginative minds of little children. Some poems read like a soothing mantra, helping lull small ones to sleep, others will plant a seed of inspiration to take children bravely and boldly into the next day.
This gift of a book takes readers on a visual and imaginative journey into dreamland, and beyond, and showcases the incredibly rich and inviting artwork of Anuska Allepuz.
“An original collection for the very young, featuring funny, gentle, surprising and lyrical poems about going to bed.” Bookseller
“Warm, joyful and atmospheric poems of every kind.” Booktime
Sean Taylor has written more than 60 books for young readers. These include picture books such as Hoot Owl Master of Disguise, How to be Cooler than Cool, and I Want to Be in a Scary Story, all illustrated by Jean Jullien, A Brave Bear, illustrated by Emily Hughes and Natterjack Toad Can't Believe It, illustrated by Kathryn Durst. His title You're a Poet, illustrated by Sam Usher, helps make the first steps into writing poetry possible, even for the smallest of children. Find Sean online at seantaylorstories.com and on Instagram as @SeanTStories.
Anuska Allepuz is the author-illustrator of That Fruit Is Mine, The Walloos' Big Adventure and Little Green Donkey, which has been published into over fifteen languages worldwide, and illustrated The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime by Sean Taylor. Anuska studied at the Cambridge School of Art and has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, awarded the Cultura Jeunesse Prize and the Prix des Incorruptibles (chosen by children), exhibited at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, and shortlisted for the AOI awards and BookTrust storytime prize. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and two children. Find her online at anuskaallepuz.com and on Instagram as @anuskaallepuz.