''Charlie the Choo-Choo: From the World of The Dark Tower'' is a
children's book
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
by
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
,
published under the pseudonym Beryl Evans. The story was written by Stephen King and published in King's previous novel ''
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands'': the book is found by Jake and in chapter 22 the story is intended to be creepy and give children nightmares. It was published by
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on November 11, 2016.
The book appears in the first episode of the Apple TV+ miniseries
''Lisey's Story''.
Plot
The book is about the titular locomotive and his engineer, Bob.
Background
The book was first revealed at
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is ...
, where a limited edition of 150 copies was given to attendees. Actress Allison Davies participated in a book signing at the event, portraying the fictional author Beryl Evans.
References
2016 children's books
Books by Stephen King
Trains in fiction
The Dark Tower (series) novels
Works published under a pseudonym
Children's books about rail transport
American picture books
Simon & Schuster books
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