Cover of The Sleeper Train

The Sleeper Train

Mick Jackson, illustrated by Baljinder Kaur

A child and her family board a sleeper train at night and travel through the Indian countryside. Excited by the journey, the child cannot settle to sleep as the train moves through towns and villages. From the window, she thinks about peaceful places where she has slept before: her parents’ bed, a seaside hotel, a tent, and her mother’s old room at her grandparents’ home. Remembering these places gradually makes her sleepy.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

Book details

Themes
Family · Grandparents And Generations · Home · Transportation
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Candlewick
Published
July 15, 2025
Pages
32
ISBN-13
9781536238983
Language
English