by John Burningham (Author)
"Only Burningham could make an ecological fable so much fun. A boy goes to bed and dreams that he and his stuffed dog, now a railroad engineer, are speeding through the countryside playing games and picking up endangered animals. Spacious drawings contrasted with textured landscape paintings create a striking effect as the artist juggles antic humor with a serious message--and never misses a beat."-- Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
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Burningham's witty, pointed story describes how a boy and his stuffed-toy dog rescue various endangered animals during a nighttime trip aboard a toy train.
A neat surprise provides a chuckle at the end; mixed-media illustrations have Burningham's usual inimitable wit, beauty, and splendor.