The Train to Maine
Written by Jamie Spencer
Illustrated by Rebecca Harrison Reed

The Train to Maine captures all the excitement of a train ride to a much-anticipated vacation destination. With a pace as lively as that of a moving train, the rhyming text portrays a child's journey from the bustle of Boston to the delights of Down East Maine.

Reviews
"... one of those little gems. Rebecca [Harrison] Reed's charming illustrations bring Jamie Spencer's poetry to life." --Private Varnish: The Magazine of Privately Owned Railroad Passenger Cars

"Cheerful, jaunty stanzas that beg to be read aloud.... Bright illustrations capture the beauty of Maine in summer as well as the fun of riding the rails." --Toni Buzzeo, children's book author and library media specialist

"Irresistible -- the sort of read-to-me book that after a couple of outings will provide food for reading-WITH-me chantings (the verses are that clever and tuned to the small ear)." --Lincoln County News, Damariscotta, Maine

"Children love trains, and Jamie Spencer's new children's book is a clever rhyming narrative of a family's train ride from Boston to Portland." --Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine

"Good books for hot summer reading" --Wells Public Library --Portsmouth Herald

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Down East Books (May 25, 2008)
ISBN-10: 0892727675
ISBN-13: 978-0892727674