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Good Night, Little Engine

Part of The Little Engine That Could

Author Watty Piper, Janet Lawler
Illustrated by Jill Howarth
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Hardcover (Paper-over-Board, no jacket)
$14.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Grosset & Dunlap
9.31"W x 9.31"H x 0.39"D   | 12 oz | 36 per carton
On sale Jun 23, 2020 | 32 Pages | 978-0-593-09457-0
Age 3-7 years | Preschool - 2
Reading Level: Lexile AD480L | Fountas & Pinnell L
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The 90th anniversary celebrations continue with this charming original title featuring everyone's favorite little train is the perfect book for bedtime.

The train yard's still. There's not a sound.
The setting sun glows all around.

After a day of play, Little Engine settles in to sleep . . . but when she hears a noise outside, she goes on a midnight ride, finding a certain someone who needs her help. Say "Good night" to Little Engine in this beautiful, rhyming picture book perfect for little ones at bedtime.
Watty Piper was a pen name of Arnold Munk, an owner of the publishing firm Platt & Munk. Arnold Munk was born in Hungary and, as a child, moved with his family to Chicago. He later moved to New York, where he died in 1957. Arnold Munk used the name Watty Piper as both an author of children's books and as the editor of many of the books that Platt & Munk published. View titles by Watty Piper
Janet Lawler's first picture book, IF KISSES WERE COLORS (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2003), received numerous favorable reviews, was chosen as a Main Selection by the Children's Book of the Month Club and is in its fifth print run. It has been published in the U.K., and translated into Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Hebrew. Her other work includes A FATHER'S SONG (Sterling Publishing, 2006), A MAMA BUG'S LOVE (Little Simon, 2006), and TYRANNOCLAUS (HarperCollins, 2009). Janet has also been published by Humpty Dumpty's Magazine, Shoofly audio magazine, educational publisher Evan-Moor, and Highlights Magazine. Family and nature are two of Janet's favorite themes. View titles by Janet Lawler
Jill Howarth began her career as a senior designer and art director at Hasbro Toys, then transitioned into full-time illustration. Her previous illustrated children’s books include The ABCs of Christmas; 1-2-3, You Love Me; Jingle Bells; and The 12 Days of Christmas. She lives in Westborough, Massachusetts. You can visit her online at jillhowarth.com. View titles by Jill Howarth

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The 90th anniversary celebrations continue with this charming original title featuring everyone's favorite little train is the perfect book for bedtime.

The train yard's still. There's not a sound.
The setting sun glows all around.

After a day of play, Little Engine settles in to sleep . . . but when she hears a noise outside, she goes on a midnight ride, finding a certain someone who needs her help. Say "Good night" to Little Engine in this beautiful, rhyming picture book perfect for little ones at bedtime.

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Watty Piper was a pen name of Arnold Munk, an owner of the publishing firm Platt & Munk. Arnold Munk was born in Hungary and, as a child, moved with his family to Chicago. He later moved to New York, where he died in 1957. Arnold Munk used the name Watty Piper as both an author of children's books and as the editor of many of the books that Platt & Munk published. View titles by Watty Piper
Janet Lawler's first picture book, IF KISSES WERE COLORS (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2003), received numerous favorable reviews, was chosen as a Main Selection by the Children's Book of the Month Club and is in its fifth print run. It has been published in the U.K., and translated into Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Hebrew. Her other work includes A FATHER'S SONG (Sterling Publishing, 2006), A MAMA BUG'S LOVE (Little Simon, 2006), and TYRANNOCLAUS (HarperCollins, 2009). Janet has also been published by Humpty Dumpty's Magazine, Shoofly audio magazine, educational publisher Evan-Moor, and Highlights Magazine. Family and nature are two of Janet's favorite themes. View titles by Janet Lawler
Jill Howarth began her career as a senior designer and art director at Hasbro Toys, then transitioned into full-time illustration. Her previous illustrated children’s books include The ABCs of Christmas; 1-2-3, You Love Me; Jingle Bells; and The 12 Days of Christmas. She lives in Westborough, Massachusetts. You can visit her online at jillhowarth.com. View titles by Jill Howarth

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