Sherri Duskey Rinker is an American author from

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

. Her works include the picture books Steam Train and Goodnight Construction Site series and novels Revver the Speedway Squirrel and its sequel.

Biography

For 25 years, Rinker worked as a

graphic designer A graphic designer is a practitioner who follows the discipline of graphic design, either within companies or organizations or independently. They are professionals in design and visual communication, with their primary focus on transforming ...

. She credits Virginia Lee Burton and her grandmother for her passion for picture books. AG Ford is the illustrator or Rinker's children's books. Rinker had a difficult early life. She lives in St. Charles, Illinois, with her husband and children.

Works

Middle Grade novels

#Revver the Speedway Squirrel #Revver the Speedway Squirrel: The Big Race Home

Picture books

*Roto and Roy: Helicopter Heroes *Joy Ride *Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! *It's So Quiet: A Not-Quite-Going-To-Bed Book *Construction Site Mission: Demolition! *How To Put An Octopus To Bed *Three Cheers For Kid McGear! *Celebrate You! *Construction Site On Christmas Night *Tiny And The Big Dig *The 12 Sleighs Of Christmas *Big Machines *Mighty, Mighty Construction Site *Silly Wonderful You *Steam Train, Dream Train *Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

Board books

*Construction Site: Spring Delight *Construction Site: Merry and Bright *Cement Mixer's ABC *Excavator's 123 *Dump Truck's Colors *Bulldozer’s Shapes *Crane Truck's Opposites *Let's Go! *Steam Train, Dream Train Colors *Steam Train, Dream Train 1-2-3

References

Writers from Illinois Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American writers American children's writers American women children's writers People from St. Charles, Illinois Living people {{US-child-writer-stub