Dog Train: Midnight Express: a Wild Ride on the Rock-and-roll Side - Hardcover

Boynton, Sandra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761139664 ISBN 13: 9780761139669

Publisher: Workman Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Boynton rocks! So does Blues Traveler, who perform a stomping version of the title song, a moody rock journey that Boynton wrote especially for them. And then there's Alison Krauss with "Evermore." And Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme - really - who do the "Boring Song." The Spin Doctors, who channel rock's rebellious side - with a taste of punk - for "Tantrum": "No No No, I don't want to, I don't want to. No no no, I don't want to, no no. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave Me Alone." And the sweetly unexpected pairing of "Weird Al" Yankovic and Kate Winslet (yep, Kate Winslet) as a duet singing "I Need a Nap." Full of attitude, full of fun, all lit up with star power, and boasting a variety of top 40 styles - rock and roll, blues, hip-hop, and power pop - "Dog Train" is the third book - and - CD production by Sandra Boynton, following the No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling, Grammy-nominated "Philadelphia Chickens" and the recently re-released "Rhinoceros Tap". Like "Philadelphia Chickens", "Dog Train" features all original songs recorded by a mix of big-name acts and great voices, for the pleasure of the parents as much as the kids. Packaged similarly to the previous Boynton and Ford recordings, "Dog Train" is also a full-color book that features a portion of each song's lyrics set as a little story, accompanied by Boynton's irresistible hippos, cows, dogs, and more dogs. Full lyrics appear in the back.

About this title

About the Author

Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children's author, songwriter, producer, animator, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over seventy-five children's books and seven general audience books, including six New York Times bestsellers. More than 85 million of her books have been sold, "mostly to friends and family," she says. She has also written—with Michael Ford—and produced six albums of renegade children's music. Three of her six albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) and "Philadelphia Chickens," nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America. She invites you to visit her online at sandraboynton.com.

Michael Ford, Sandra Boynton’s esteemed collaborator on Philadelphia Chickens and Rhinoceros Tap, is a classically trained composer and pianist, with a long detour in Progressive Rock performance. He and his family live down the road a spell from Sandy.

From the Back Cover

Oooooo! From the team that brought you Philadelphia Chickens'It's an all-out rock album for children! and for vintage children!

"The train goes nowhere, but it goes there fast."

From Boynton & Ford, here comes Dog Train...energetic, moody, and unpredictable new songs written and illustrated by the energetic, moody, and unpredictable Sandra Boynton. And performed by the most unusual mix of legendary musicians imaginable'

• Spin Doctors throw a "Tantrum"
• The O.K. Chorale presents "Thus Quacked Zarathustra"
• Blues Traveler rocks the "Dog Train"
• Mark Lanegan sings "Sneakers"
• Billy J. Kramer narrates & sings "Cow Planet" (3 episodes)
• Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme croon "Boring Song"
• The Bacon Brothers and Mickey Hart clang "Pots & Pans"
• Kate Winslet and "Weird" Al Yankovic sing "I Need a Nap"
• Alison Krauss sings "Evermore"
• John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting sings "Penguin Lament"
• The Phenomenauts rock out "(Don't Give Me That) Broccoli"
• Rob Hyman and Eric Bazillian perform "Dragonfire"
• Doshie Luther sings "Wave Bye-Bye"
• Hootie & the Blowfish rock and rock "Rock to Sleep 54"

Great performances, great music, great illustrations'now arriving on Tracks 1 through 17. All Abooooooard!

Edition details

• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761139664
• ISBN 13: 9780761139669
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64