Sherri Duskey Rinker Books in Order
Sherri Duskey Rinker has written 31 books, published between 2011 and 2024. The first book is Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (2011) and the newest is A Thankful Night (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 17 of the 31 books listed here are in the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series, which has its own page: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site books in order.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 2011–2024
- Pages on record
- 580 in 13 of 31 books
Sherri Duskey Rinker is an American children's author from Illinois who writes picture books in rhyme about machines. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (2011) opens the catalogue and heads a series of its own, with Mighty, Mighty Construction Site (2017) and Construction Site on Christmas Night (2018) after it. Steam Train, Dream Train (2013) started a second run, extended into counting and colour books in 2016. The Revver the Speedway Squirrel novels move to middle grade. 31 titles are catalogued through A Thankful Night (2024).
How many Sherri Duskey Rinker books are there?
Sherri Duskey Rinker has 31 books, released between 2011 and 2024. They include 3 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Sherri Duskey Rinker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Sherri Duskey Rinker books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction SiteGoodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site #12011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 2Steam Train, Dream Train2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 3Steam Train, Dream Train Colors2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 4Silly Wonderful You2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 5Steam Train, Dream Train 1-2-32016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 6Mighty, Mighty Construction SiteGoodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site #22017 · 38 pages · confirmed 1/42017381/4
- 7Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton2017 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/42017461/4
- 8The 12 Sleighs of Christmas2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 92018–1/4
- 102018–1/4
- 11Tiny and the Big Dig2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 122019201/4
- 132019201/4
- 142019201/4
- 152019201/4
- 162019–1/4
- 1720202081/4
- 18How to Put an Octopus to Bed2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 192020401/4
- 202021–1/4
- 21It's So Quiet2021 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/42021561/4
- 222021–1/4
- 232021161/4
- 242022401/4
- 252022–1/4
- 262022–1/4
- 272022–1/4
- 282022161/4
- 292023401/4
- 30Construction Site: Taking Flight!2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 312024–1/4
Sherri Duskey Rinker series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Sherri Duskey Rinker books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Revver the Speedway Squirrel in order
2 booksRoto and Roy in order
2 booksStandalone books
10 books10 Sherri Duskey Rinker titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sherri Duskey Rinker books in order?
You only need to read Sherri Duskey Rinker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Sherri Duskey Rinker
Start with Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (2011), the first Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Sherri Duskey Rinker book?
A Thankful Night (2024) is the newest Sherri Duskey Rinker book released so far.
Is there a new Sherri Duskey Rinker book coming?
No next Sherri Duskey Rinker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sherri Duskey Rinker at a glance
- Still publishing
- Sherri Duskey Rinker published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Sherri Duskey Rinker books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 580 pages across the 13 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 38 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sherri Duskey Rinker books, 16 of 31, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sherri Duskey Rinker books are about
25 of the 31 Sherri Duskey Rinker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 17 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 17 of 25 books
- Stories in rhyme 13 of 25 books
- Construction equipment 8 of 25 books
- Trucks 3 of 25 books
- Animals 2 of 25 books
- Juvenile literature 2 of 25 books
- Railroad trains 2 of 25 books
- Railroads 2 of 25 books