Sherri Duskey Rinker

• Occupation — Writer • Language — English • Genre — Picture book, middle grade fiction • Notable Works — * Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site • Steam Train, Dream Train • Website — http: www.sherririnker.com/

Rinker worked as a graphic designer before becoming known for children's books. In a 2013 interview, she cited childhood bedtime reading with her grandmother and Virginia Lee Burton's The Little House as early influences. Rinker lives in St. Charles, Illinois.

The idea for Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site grew out of a bedtime routine with one of Rinker's sons, who was interested in trucks. In fall 2009, Chronicle Books editor Mary Colgan found Rinker's unagented manuscript in a stack of submissions and acquired the book; Tom Lichtenheld was later selected as illustrator. Chronicle published Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site in 2011. Rinker and Lichtenheld next collaborated on Steam Train, Dream Train, published by Chronicle in 2013, and later returned to the construction theme with Mighty, Mighty Construction Site, published in 2017. Publishers Weekly reported in 2017 that Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site had sold 1.3 million copies and had led to novelty spin-offs and a board-book edition. In 2022, Axios reported that the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series had sold more than five million copies and that the original book had stayed on The New York Times bestseller list for five years. On its 2019 National Book Festival author page, the Library of Congress described Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, Steam Train, Dream Train, Mighty, Mighty Construction Site, and Construction Site on Christmas Night as No. 1 New York Times best-sellers. Rinker's work also includes standalone picture books and books outside the Construction Site series. In 2016, she published Silly Wonderful You, illustrated by Patrick McDonnell, and she later published titles including The 12 Sleighs of Christmas, illustrated by Jake Parker, and Tiny and the Big Dig, illustrated by Matt Myers. In 2017, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton, a picture-book biography written by Rinker and illustrated by John Rocco. Later entries in the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series were illustrated by AG Ford, including Construction Site on Christmas Night, Construction Site: Three Cheers for Kid McGear!, and Construction Site Mission: Demolition!. In 2020, Rinker moved into middle-grade fiction with Revver the Speedway Squirrel, illustrated by Alex Willan and published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. The sequel, Revver the Speedway Squirrel: The Big Race Home, was published in 2021. In 2022, she began the Roto and Roy picture-book series, illustrated by Don Tate, with Roto and Roy: Helicopter Heroes, published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

• Year — Title — Illustrator — Publisher — Notes • 2013 — Steam Train, Dream Train — Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2016 — Steam Train, Dream Train 1-2-3 — Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Board book • 2016 — Steam Train, Dream Train Colors — Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Board book • 2025 — Steam Train, Dream Train: Next Stop, Christmas! — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book

• Year — Title — Illustrator — Publisher — Notes • 2022 — Roto and Roy: Helicopter Heroes — Don Tate — Little, Brown Books for Young Readers — Picture book • 2023 — Roto and Roy: To the Rescue! — Don Tate — Little, Brown Books for Young Readers — Picture book

• Year — Title — Illustrator — Publisher — Notes • 2020 — Revver the Speedway Squirrel — Alex Willan — Bloomsbury Children's Books — Middle-grade novel • 2021 — Revver the Speedway Squirrel: The Big Race Home — Alex Willan — Bloomsbury Children's Books — Middle-grade novel

Weston Woods Studios adapted Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site as an animated short and audio recording in 2012, narrated by Dion Graham with music by Jon Carroll. Oceanhouse Media released interactive storybook-app editions of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train. Bay Area Children's Theatre adapted the book as Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site-The Musical, with book, music, and lyrics by Austin Zumbro. The production won six 2016 Theatre Bay Area Awards, including Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and Outstanding World Premiere Musical. In 2019, Bay Area Children's Theatre presented Construction Site on Christmas Night, a musical with book and lyrics by Min Kahng and Austin Zumbro and music by Daniel Mertzlufft, based on Rinker's book illustrated by AG Ford. Actor Chris Evans read Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site on the BBC children's program CBeebies Bedtime Stories in 2017. In 2022, Caterpillar released "Cat Trial 13: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site", a live-action branded video that used Caterpillar equipment to portray the book's construction vehicles and was narrated by Matt Dillon. In 2019, San Antonio councilman John Courage used the title "Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site" for a proposal to limit overnight construction noise near homes; the city council approved related code changes in 2022.

• Year — Title — Illustrator — Publisher — Notes • 2011 — Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site — Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2017 — Mighty, Mighty Construction Site — Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2018 — Construction Site on Christmas Night — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2019 — Construction Site: Three Cheers for Kid McGear! — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2020 — Construction Site Mission: Demolition! — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2021 — Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2022 — Construction Site: Farming Strong, All Year Long — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2023 — Construction Site: Taking Flight! — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2024 — Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue! — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2026 — Construction Site: Firefight! — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2026 — Construction Site: Dad and His Crew Power Through! — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Picture book

• Year — Title — Illustrator — Publisher — Notes • 2017 — Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site: Let's Go! — Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Board book • 2018 — Cement Mixer's ABC — Ethan Long; based on illustrations by Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Board book • 2018 — Dump Truck's Colors — Ethan Long; based on illustrations by Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Board book • 2019 — Excavator's 123 — Ethan Long; based on illustrations by Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Board book • 2019 — Bulldozer's Shapes — Ethan Long; based on illustrations by Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Board book • 2019 — Crane Truck's Opposites — Ethan Long; based on illustrations by Tom Lichtenheld — Chronicle Books — Board book • 2021 — Construction Site Merry and Bright — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Lift-the-flap book • 2022 — Construction Site Spring Delight — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Lift-the-flap book • 2022 — Construction Site Gets a Fright! — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Lift-the-flap book • 2022 — Construction Site: You're Just Right — AG Ford — Chronicle Books — Lift-the-flap book • 2024 — Construction Site: A Thankful Night — Helen Morgan — Chronicle Books — Lift-the-flap book • 2025 — Construction Site Hanukkah Lights — Shawna J. C. Tenney — Chronicle Books — Lift-the-flap board book • 2026 — Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Sticker & Activity Book — Helen Morgan — Chronicle Books — Sticker and activity book

• Year — Title — Illustrator — Publisher — Notes • 2016 — Silly Wonderful You — Patrick McDonnell — Balzer + Bray — Picture book • 2017 — Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton — John Rocco — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt — Picture-book biography • 2017 — The 12 Sleighs of Christmas — Jake Parker — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2018 — Tiny and the Big Dig — Matt Myers — Scholastic Press — Picture book • 2019 — Celebrate You! — A. N. Kang — Balzer + Bray — Picture book • 2020 — How to Put an Octopus to Bed — Viviane Schwarz — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2021 — It's So Quiet: A Not-Quite-Going-to-Bed Book — Tony Fucile — Chronicle Books — Picture book • 2022 — Joy Ride — Ana Ramírez González — Candlewick Press — Picture book