The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Suen, Anastasia

Window Music

32 pp. | Viking | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-670-87287-3 $$15.99

(1) PS Illustrated by Wade Zahares. A child and her mother ride a train from the country to the city in this book that is much more about the journey than the destination. The illustrations jump off the page with intense colors and dynamic design, and the short text underscores the actions and ambiance of each spread. This is a book that understands the simultaneously exciting and hypnotic lure of trains--and of "window music," railroad slang for passing scenery.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1998