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The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime

By Sean Taylor
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The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime is a charming collection of poems designed to lull children into a peaceful slumber. With whimsical and soothing language, the book takes young readers on imaginative journeys through dreamscapes, blending gentle rhythms with vivid imagery to inspire a restful night's sleep. Suitable for bedtime reading, it's both enchanting and calming for little dreamers.
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You might enjoy this book if you love sharing calm, soothing poems with children before bedtime. Its gentle rhymes and dreamy imagery are perfect for helping little ones unwind and drift peacefully into sleep. Ideal for creating a comforting bedtime routine, this collection will be cherished by both parents and children.

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The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime

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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 captures 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, while 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, showcasing the incredibly rich and inviting artwork of Anuska Allepuz.

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The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime by Sean Taylor is praised for its reassuring and magical qualities, offering a blend of funny, gentle, and lyrical poems perfect for bedtime. The illustrations are described as cosy and imaginative, enhancing the visual and verbal allure of the poems. The collection is noted for its variety in style and mood, making it an excellent introduction to poetry for young readers, and it is considered a treasured gift for sharing across generations.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781406387902

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 November 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Anuska Allepuz

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 292.0mm

Height: 264.0mm

Weight: 820g

Pages: 88

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Sean Taylor

About the Author

Sean Taylor has written more than 40 books for young readers. These include picture books such as How to be Cooler than Cool, Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise and I Want to Be in a Scary Story, illustrated by Jean Jullien, A Brave Bear, illustrated by Emily Hughes and Don't Call Me Choochie Pooh!, illustrated by Kate Hindley. Although Sean was writing poetry long before he wrote picture books, this is his very first poetry collection for children. Find Sean online at seantaylorstories.com and on Twitter as @seantstories.

Anuska Allepuz studied Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca in Spain and the Academia di Belle Arti di Carrara in Italy, before undertaking postgraduate illustration courses at EINA, Barcelona and the Cambridge School of Art. A rising talent in the world of illustration, Anuska has been highly commended in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Illustration, shortlisted for the 2012 and 2014 AOI awards, and has had her work exhibited at the Bologna Book Fair. She is the author-illustrator of The Walloos' Big Adventure, That Fruit is Mine! and Little Green Donkey. Find her online at anuskaallepuz.com and on Instagram as @anuskaallepuz.

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