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First Drafts

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

At a children’s authors conference a few years ago, I received the best advice for anyone in pursuit of the writer’s life. Take the belt from your bathrobe and strap yourself into your chair. Writing requires a blind, dogged loyalty to the work at hand. I write picture books for children under 5 that are … Read more

Tags firstdraft, kidlit, picturebooks, readaloud, toddlers, writer, writerslife

Choo Choo Goes Plush

July 24, 2019July 23, 2019

The Goodnight Train now has a plush toy companion to squeak along with nightly story times. Coming soon from MerryMakers Dolls, a company that creates dolls and toys from children’s book characters. https://merrymakersinc.com/

Tags kidlit, picturebooks, plush, thegoodnighttrain, toddlers, toys, trains

The Goodnight Train Rap

April 12, 2019February 10, 2019

I never imagined myself to be a lyricist so Christ Sampson’s rap of my picture book is beyond what I ever could have expected.

Tags bedtimestory, goodnight, kidlit, picturebook, preschool, rap, readaloud, toddlers, trains

Bedtime Story Ahead!

April 12, 2019December 31, 2017

September 2018 will bring the publication my latest picture book, THE GOODNIGHT TRAIN ROLLS ON! It is the long awaited sequel to THE GOODNIGHT TRAIN. Laura Huliska-Beith has created a magical series of illustrations. Readers, young and old, will enjoy some unexpected turns of events when they read my new bedtime story.

Tags bedtime, earlyreading, kidlit, picturebooks, preschool, toddlers, trains

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Images from The Goodnight Train by June Sobel, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Images from Shiver Me Letters by June Sobel, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Images from B Is for Bulldozer by June Sobel, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Website by AuthorsOnTheWeb

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  • Home
  • About
    • Bio
    • FAQ
  • Books
    • Santa and the Goodnight Train
    • Tow Truck Joe
    • The Goodnight Train Rolls On!
    • The Goodnight Train
    • Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC
    • B Is for Bulldozer
    • The Family Bedtime Treasury
  • Blog
  • On Writing
  • Author Visits
  • Contact