Sherri Duskey Rinker

Sherri Duskey Rinker is a bestseller author from Illinois. Her works include the picture books Steam Train and Goodnight Construction Site series and novels Revver the Speedway Squirrel and its sequel.[1]

Sherri Duskey Rinker
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
GenrePicture book, middle grade fiction
Website
www.sherririnker.com

Biography

For 25 years, Rinker worked as a graphic designer.[2] She credits Virginia Lee Burton and her grandmother for her passion for picture books.[3] AG Ford is the illustrator or Rinker's children's books.[4]

Rinker had a difficult early life. She lives in St. Charles, Illinois,[5] with her husband and children.[6]

Works

Middle Grade novels
  1. Revver the Speedway Squirrel
  2. 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
  1. LK Literary Agency. "Sherri Duskey Rinker". lkliterary.com. LK Literary Agency. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  2. "Bio: About Sherri Duskey Rinker". scbwi.org. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. Digital Gear (17 September 2013). "Meet Sherri Duskey Rinker". fairytaletown.org. Sacramento, California: Fairytale Town. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. "Fiction Addiction to Host Sherri Duskey Rinker Storytime on Nov. 28th". Greenville.com. Greenville, South Carolina. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. Ford, Anne (24 September 2019). "Making Kids' Books From Construction Sites". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. "Sherri Duskey Rinker". tucsonfestivalofbooks.org. Tucson Festival of Books. Retrieved 2 January 2023.


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