June Sobel

June Sobel loves picture books for the way they awaken the wonder of words in children and keep the child alive in adults. For more than two decades, June's books have delighted young readers and their families. She wrote her first book B IS FOR BULLDOZER when she couldn’t find an ABC book on construction for her bulldozer obsessed three-year-old. The soothing verse of THE GOODNIGHT TRAIN is a storytime and bedtime favorite. The adventures of the beloved train have grown to a series of ten books. TOW TRUCK JOE is the first in a collection of picture books featuring a community of helpful, problem-solving vehicles. FIRST DAY! HOORAY!, about the emotions that visit children on the first day of school, was named one of the Best Children's Books of 2025 by the Children's Book Committee of the Bank Street Center for Children's Literature. Her stories celebrate imagination, friendship, kindness, and the joy of reading aloud together. June lives in Westlake Village, California, where she enjoys travel, especially to France, biking, hiking, and playing with her grandson.