Rich digitally colored pencil drawings bring a Punjabi-appearing setting and loving Sikh-presenting family to life, along with culturally distinctive foods and household items. . . . This visually vibrant yet gentle bedtime book promises, like the sleeper train, to calm and soothe readers.
—The Horn Book (starred review)
This comforting story creates a circle of love and protection around the child and the family, who present as Sikh. The vibrant, stylized illustrations make use of bright pinks, blues, yellows, and reds and depict everyday objects that many South Asian families will recognize. Images of the family relaxing and spending time together add to the homey atmosphere. A soothing bedtime story sure to get readers thinking about their own favorite bedtime locations.
—Kirkus Reviews
Jackson’s first-person narration layers feelings of comfort and warmth across time and space, and Kaur’s saturated illustrations employ electric pinks, purples, and teals to render decorative motifs alongside the train and a range of lushly rendered locales.
—Publishers Weekly
Based on her parents’ homeland and the Punjabi and Sikh diaspora experiences, Kaur’s work incorporates plenty of cultural details in delightful jewel tones, including traditional Indian attire, hair practices, and visual motifs. . . . This is a lilting cultural touchstone great for bedtime.
—Booklist
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