The Birthday Train

About the Book

On the very eve of his birthday, Sammy asked his Daddy a very unusual question. “Granny and Grandad get here by airplane. Auntie comes by car. My friends just walk here. How will my birthday get here?” And so Sammy’s imagination is launched into magical ideas about the arrival of his birthday by train, pirate ship, covered wagon, and even rocket ship! How will his birthday get here? Read Sammy’s story to find out! “This is an awesome gift for a boy turning three or four or five!” --Baker, Riley & Tae (The author’s three children)

About the Author

Jerry Casagrande is a screenwriter and playwright from Alexandria, Virginia, where he lives with his wife, three children, a dog, a cat, a lizard named Spot and a fish named Tim. The Birthday Train is his first children’s book, inspired years ago by his questioning three year old son.