Train of thought by Jess Horn & Hayley Wells

Imagination is at the heart of this picture book, Train of Thought showing us a young boy who lives in his amazing world, following trains of thought, delving into his imagination, and becoming all the things he wants to be. Andy has to be reminded about his part in the real world. He needs to shrug off his imagined world and do the things his family wants like sitting down together for tea, or wash instead of dreaming of erupting volcanoes. The real world beckons, but Andy is too involved in his imagined world to notice. What to do?

The story now takes off as an adventure as a key to the problem is sought.

Illustrations with a train at their core will delight younger readers, as they follow the train’s journey with Andy on board. The train makes its way from one imagined world to another, wonderfully imagined by Wells, and sure to enthral younger readers for whom detail is the key.

Themes: Trains, Journeys, Imagination.

Fran Knight