{"product_id":"the-sleeper-train-mick-jackson-hardcover","title":"The Sleeper Train -- Mick Jackson, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a child is too excited to fall asleep on the night train, she tries thinking about all the places she's ever slept in this comforting moonlit adventure. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as it's starting to get dark, a child and her family board the sleeper train, where they'll travel through the night and reach their destination in the morning. But as the train rocks from side to side, rolling through the vast Indian countryside, the child can't sleep. It's all too thrilling! So instead, she thinks of all the different places she has peacefully slept, from that cozy spot on Mom and Dad's bed, to a seaside hotel, to a tent in a field, to Mom's childhood room at her grandparents' house. But will that help her to drift off? In this unique bedtime book, Mick Jackson's charming narrative voice meets Baljinder Kaur's richly detailed illustrations, set in her parents' homeland, for a story sure to usher young listeners off to dreamland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mick Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536238983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMick Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, screenwriter, and director. Previously an author for adults, he moved into writing for children with the picture book \u003ci\u003eWe're Moving House\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh. Mick Jackson's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Man\u003c\/i\u003e, was short-listed for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the Royal Society of Authors' First Novel Award. He lives in England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaljinder Kaur \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator who creates through the lens of a Panjabi and Sikh diaspora existence. She received an MA in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art, where she was awarded the CSACBI Illustration for Older Fiction Prize. She lives in England.","brand":"Mick Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68073040773348,"sku":"9781536238983","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781536238983.jpg?v=1793606728","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-sleeper-train-mick-jackson-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}