Dog Train: A Wild Ride on the Rock-and-Roll Side

(Hardback)

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The deluxe illustrated songbook from the one and only Sandra Boynton, is full of attitude, full of fun, and all lit up with star power. Dog Train is a Recording Industry Association of America Gold Album with more than 600,000 copies in print. Original rock-and-roll music, written by Sandra Boynton, and sung by rock favorites like Blues Traveler, The Spin Doctors, Hootie and the Blowfish, and more! Arrangements and music production by that renowned team, Boynton & Fordwho were Grammy-nominated for Philadelphia Chickens. They have two Gold Records and one Platinum. Over three million of their albums have been sold and loved.

Blues Traveler performs a stomping version of the title song, a moody rock journey that Boynton wrote especially for them. And then theres Alison Krauss with Evermore. And Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormreallywho do the Boring Song.

The Spin Doctors, who channel rocks rebellious sidewith a taste of punkfor Tantrum: No No No, I dont want to, I dont want to./No no no, I dont 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.

The full-color book features a portion of each songs lyrics set as a little story, illustrated with Boyntons irresistible hippos, cows, dogs, and more dogs. Full lyrics appear in the back.

Author Bio

Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, childrens author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five childrens books and seven general audience books, including fiveNew York Timesbestsellers. More than 90 million of her books have been sold, mostly to friends and family, she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced seven albums of renegade childrens music. Three of her sevenalbums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) andPhiladelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). Boynton has also directed many music videos of her songs, including the award-winning One Shoe Blues starring B.B. King, Alligator Stroll starring Josh Turner, and Tyrannosaurus Funk (animated) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.