Sherri Duskey Rinker
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Sherri Duskey Rinker is one of roughly one hundred authors whose work was selected by the Montessori-certified teachers at Creative Minds Montessori for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list — 120 books chosen across four reading stages, from first lap-reads to first chapter books. The selected book was chosen for how precisely it meets children at a real developmental moment. This recognition cannot be bought: no author or publisher paid to appear on our lists, and we take no commission on any book sale.
About Sherri Duskey Rinker
Sherri Duskey Rinker is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train. She worked as a graphic designer for 25 years and lives in the Midwest with her husband and two sons.
She wrote her first book in 2008, while juggling working motherhood in a career she no longer enjoyed; the manuscript was accepted by the first publisher she sent it to, Chronicle Books.
Also by this author: Steam Train, Dream Train · Mighty, Mighty Construction Site · Construction Site on Christmas Night
Official website: www.sherririnker.com
Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list
Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.