Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-Comin'!

Go back in time to a sleepy Mississippi River town

The townfolk of a small village on the banks of the upper Mississippi come vividly alive at the sound of a whistle and the holler of "Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-comin'!" The incoming vessel is filled with passengers and cargo, and at a rapid speed, things are unloaded and loaded - but before you know it, the village is once again at its previous sleepy pace.

Inspired by Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi, Jill Esbaum has crafted a skillful, spare poem, and Adam Rex has created gorgeous paintings that do homage to Norman Rockwell.

 

Jill Esbaum is the author of one previous picture book, Stink Soup, illustrated by Roger Roth. She lives in Dixon, Iowa.

Adam Rex is also the illustrator of Amy Timberlake's The Dirty Cowboy. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.