If I Could Ride a Train
- Subject
- Transportation - Railroads & Trains
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Morgan James Kids
- Size
- 20.3 cm × 25.4 cm
- ISBN
- 9781631958250
2022 American Fiction Award-Winning Finalist in the Children’s Fiction & Children’s Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction categories.
Hop aboard an amazing train ride!
Zoom through tunnels and climb tall mountains—watch the rushing river go by. If I Could Ride a Train shows the magic of a train journey through a child’s dreaming eyes as they travel through the great outdoors. Toot toot!
There’s so much to see on this train ride, and we’re leaving the station so don’t delay!
…All aboard!
If I Could Ride a Train not only explores the journey of the train but also shows the impressive power of nature and how we as humans can live in harmony together. Beautifully crafted illustrations make the reader feel as if they are on that journey. Perfect for toddlers, early readers, school-aged children, and all train enthusiasts!
About the author
Heidi KolandAuthor
Heidi Koland is the author and illustrator of If I Could Ride A Train. She is infinitely curious about the world around her and has been a landscape nature photographer for over 20 years and loves to use her photography to tell stories. She was born and raised in Minnesota and spent her childhood being curious about the outdoors - camping, hiking and later extended that outdoor attention into a passion for being kind to the earth and appreciating the natural beauty that surrounds us each day. She loves to explore the outdoors and use her imagination to create new games and works of play. Heidi now lives with her husband and 4-year son in Colorado and as a family, they continue to live the outdoors.
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What reviewers said
If I Could Ride A Train by author and illustrator Heidi Koland shows the journey of a train through the eyes of a child as it travels through the great outdoors. The goal is not only the journey of the train but also showing the impressive power of nature and how the two coincide and can live in harmony together.
Beautifully illustrated with museum quality images in deftly presented support of a simple but elegant storyline, Heidi Koland's If I Could Ride a Train is especially and unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 3-8. Of special attraction to children with an interest in trains and travel.
