Mark Your Calendars!

Mark your calendars, Illinois friends!

I’ll be visiting your favorite bookstores with the complete holiday book collection in November and December.

I can’t wait to join you and the kids for storytime, signings, and festive holiday fun.

Signed copies will be available at @bnnaperville during the holidays, too!

I can’t wait to see you there!
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HOO-CHOO! Steam Train, Dream Train: Next Stop, Christmas! has arrived at the station!🚂🎄

The long-awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Steam Train, Dream Train is here at last! @sherririnker and @agford bring their playful rhyming text and vibrant illustrations to a merry bedtime book sure to become a family favorite and a new holiday classic.

Perfect for:
🎁Kids who love trains
🎁Anyone who loves animals and animal picture books
🎁Parents, grandparents, and educators looking for engaging bedtime books
🎁Gift-givers looking for beautiful Christmas books

Find Steam Train, Dream Train: Next Stop, Christmas! Available everywhere you find books✨

Thank you Norwood Fontbonne Academy for a Great Day of School Visits!

Norwood Fontbonne Academy - “We were delighted to host Sherri Duskey Rinker, a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, today for a special assembly in the Fontbonne Commons. Kindergarten - third grade students enjoyed hearing from Mrs. Duskey Rinker, author of Steam Train, Dream Train, and the Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site series, and hearing all about the writing process. Mrs. Duskey Rinker is also the author of young middle novel Revver the Speedway Squirrel and its sequel, a brand new picture book series that kicks off with Roto and Roy: Helicopter Heroes, and nonfiction picture book biography Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton.

In partnership with Children’s Book World, NFA hosts a number of fun and talented authors each year. Our students love listening to authors and illustrators talk about how they bring their ideas to life.

JUST ANNOUNCED...

Just announced on Publisher’s Marketplace!

Shawna J. C. Tenney to illustrate NYT-bestselling series author Sherri Duskey Rinker’s CONSTRUCTION SITE:THE CREW NEEDS YOU!, the first novelty book in the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series, featuring flaps, pull tabs, turn wheels, and press buttons to help your favorite trucks get through a busy day of work and play, to Mary Colgan at Chronicle Children’s for publication in fall 2026, by Lori Kilkelly at LK Literary for the illustrator (world).

Swipe to see a fun little sneak peak of Crane truck lifting his crane! Working with novelty features was a fun new challenge! I can’t wait to see kids discover all the fun ways to play with this book!

ACTIVITY KIT - GOODNIGHT GOODNIGHT CONSTRUCTION SITE

Whether your little one is moving up this week or already diving into summer break, the first “I’m bored” of the season might be just around the corner. This year, be ready with this activity kit starring all your favorite Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site characters. Packed with coloring pages, mazes, and word games, it will help keep literacy learning fun and combat the summer slide! Check my ACTIVITY KITS page!

Zoom Zoom

If there’s one thing you should know about the Rinker family—it’s that we love fast cars almost as much as we love BIG trucks! With the Indy 500 in the rearview and the Cracker Barrel 400 ahead this weekend, I wanted to give a shoutout to Revver: The Speedway Squirrel and share a little bit more about the middle-grade book’s origin story.

One day, while our family was watching a NASCAR race, a squirrel darted across the track to the infield. The commentator was laughing, and so were we, but that evening, when we were eating dinner, my son asked if we thought the squirrel would be okay. And just like that, I knew I needed to create a story for the speedway squirrel!

Can't Wait to See What You Do!!!

He was six years old when I wrote Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, and now our oldest son will be heading to Georgetown Law this fall. 🎉🎉🎉 We’re beyond-thrilled to celebrate his accomplishment, fueled by endless hard work and passion — and we’re in awe of his intelligence, determination, commitment and honor.

Fly off and do great things, sweet boy. 😭

Enter to Win!

To celebrate the upcoming release of the Deluxe Edition of Steam Train, Dream Train, with illustrations by Tom Lichtenheld, on August 26th, I’m so excited to give away some of my series favorites!

- One signed and personalized copy of the original Steam Train, Dream Train picture book
- One Steam Train, Dream Train Sound Book
- One super-exclusive, out-of-print Steam Train, Dream Train Puzzle
- One Steam Train, Dream Train 1-2-3
- One Steam Train, Dream Train Colors

To enter:
1 Follow this account
2 Tag two friends in the comments

Enter by 12 PM EST on Sunday, July 13th.
One winner will be announced on Monday, July 14th.
U.S. entries only, please!

Don't forget to share this in your stories, too!

Easter is almost Upon Us!

Easter is quickly approaching! 🐣 This is just a reminder to the Easter Bunny (and all his helpful friends!) that BOOKS last much longer than candy — without the tummy aches and sticky fingers! 📚💫

Just a little reminder that those plastic Easter eggs aren't only good for hiding treats!

They're the perfect size for tucking in letters to create simple sight words, silly rhymes, or sentence starters. It's egg-cellent fun! 🥚📚

P.S. Don’t forget the real candy on Easter morning—because no matter how sweet the learning is, chocolate always wins! 🍫

Librarians Matter

Did you know that school librarians do SO much more than help kids discover new books? They play a crucial role in helping teachers find books that match EVERY student's reading level and interests. They also provide essential guidance to older students navigating research in the digital world. These dedicated professionals set our kids up for success from pre-K all the way through college.

As these vital roles face growing threats from budget cuts, I encourage you to join the American Library Association in discovering how you can support the school librarians who are making a meaningful difference in your child's life this month at ALA.org/aasl.

April is School Library Month!

Today kicks off National Library Week, a time to celebrate the invaluable contributions that libraries and librarians make to our communities. April is also School Library Month, and if you've been following me for years, you know this is a topic close to my heart.

School libraries serve as safe spaces where children can develop literacy skills, explore their interests, research and discover credible information, and unlock their creativity. Unfortunately, as more school districts close their libraries, it's clear that our kids will bear the consequences.

I encourage you to visit ALA.org/aasl to learn more about the critical role school librarians play in shaping our children’s education, and if you can, download one of the cards or printables to help your family say thanks to these very special educators.

An egg-cellent combination!!! Construction Trucks and Easter Fun!!!

What do you get when you combine construction trucks, and Easter fun?? An egg-cellent combination!!
Shooshoo and I both love reading the Construction Site books collection, and he adores all his Construction trucks. When I found this book I knew it would be a great one to base some sensory play off of. In this lesson we incorporated letter recognition, reading, color sorting, and tactile fun! This will definitely be a repeat play this spring season!

Stick around for more ideas and inspiration to enhance your days with your children.
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