Brain Train: An Off-the-Rails Journey from A to ZZZ

Author:   Charlie Mylie
Publisher:   Abrams
ISBN:  

9781419768156


Pages:   48
Publication Date:   20 November 2025
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Brain Train: An Off-the-Rails Journey from A to ZZZ


Overview

For fans of P Is for Pterodactyl, this groundbreaking alphabet picture book from rising star Charlie Mylie is chock-full of letter shape seek-and-finds and other literacy-building twist and turns that will keep readers coming back for more All aboard the brain train! The conductor has mapped out a smooth route from A to Z, but when the train goes off the tracks, the whole alphabet goes off the rails! What’s G doing next to I? Shouldn’t Q come before R? Does anyone know how to get out of O? The train has to fly through the fog at F, slip past sea creatures at S, and hitch a ride with the horned horses at H if they want to make it safely to the memory palace. Written to reinforce readers’ literacy building blocks, this totally twisted take on the ABCs is both a joy to read and a tool for new readers. With seek-and-find elements on every page, kids and caregivers are sure to return to this hilarious alphabet book over and over again.

Full Product Details

Author:   Charlie Mylie
Publisher:   Abrams
Imprint:   Abrams Books for Young Readers
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
ISBN:  

9781419768156


ISBN 10:   1419768158
Pages:   48
Publication Date:   20 November 2025
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Reviews

""His ink and watercolor illustrations have a wonderfully bustling, vintage quality that rewards careful examination...A thoughtful alphabet book that succeeds in making letter learning feel like an adventure worth taking."" * Kirkus Reviews *


[T]his unconventional journey assures that alphabet fluency needn’t always follow the main line. * Kirkus Reviews * Ink and watercolor illustrations chock-full of seek-and-find elements evoke a vintage nursery rhyme vibe, while the text employs giggle-inducing alliteration. * Publishers Weekly *


Author Information

Charlie Mylie is an author and illustrator living the dream in Kansas City, Kansas. It’s only occurring to him now that his interdisciplinary art degree from Kansas City Art Institute might have actually helped in making children’s books. His wife and preschooler, however, have had a significant, obvious impact on his work and life, while the cat has contributed nothing. Mylie wants to keep exploring, for as long as he is allowed, how words and pictures together help us making sense of this confounding world.

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