Rally Takes the Train (Signed by the Author): A Corgi Train Picture Book

When you click Purchase, a Personal Inscription box opens. Add who the book is for and what you would like written, and author Kelsey Lizee Cecil writes it by hand inside the cover before the book ships. Leave the box blank and she will sign it with her signature only.

Yes. Every copy from our shop is hand-signed by the author, and personalized with your message if you add one. Copies sold on Amazon and in bookstores are not signed.

If you just want the book, yes. The paperback is $16.99 in both places, but Amazon usually ships it free with Prime, while signed copies cost $8.29 to ship. What you get here is a copy hand-signed by the author, Kelsey Lizee Cecil, with your own message written inside the cover, a keepsake you can’t get on Amazon or in a bookstore. And honestly, we are happy either way: buy it wherever you like, as long as you enjoy Rally. Buy Rally Takes the Train on Amazon (opens in a new tab).

Yes. A signed, personalized book is a Christmas gift that keeps getting read after the toys are put away, and Rally Takes the Train is a five-minute rhyming read-aloud that works as a bedtime story all winter. Add the child’s name and a holiday message, and Kelsey writes it inside the cover.

Kelsey signs and ships each copy within 1 to 2 business days, and most orders arrive 3 to 7 days later. Holiday mail runs slower in December, so order at least two weeks before you need it.

Many families pair it with the Rally the Corgi watercolor ornament or the Rally Takes the Train jigsaw puzzle, both available on this page. Our free coloring pages make an easy add-on, and a Christmas train ride makes the story come alive. Christmas train rides by state.

Babies stare at the watercolor pages long before they follow the words, and the rhymes make it easy to read aloud from the first year. A signed copy with the date and a birthday note inside the cover becomes a keepsake they can read on their own by age 8. More first birthday book ideas.

Yes. Two-year-olds love the choo choo and the train, three- and four-year-olds retell the trip and the tunnel, and five-year-olds start reading the rhyming lines back to you. It is written for ages 0 to 8, so it grows with them.

Many parents ask guests to bring a book instead of a card, and a signed copy stands out. Write a note to the baby in the Personal Inscription box and the author inscribes it, so your message stays inside the cover for years. Babies love the bright watercolor pages from the first months. Baby shower book gift ideas.

Keep it short and dated: the baby’s name, who it is from and one wish for them, such as “For Baby Emma, may you always find the light after the tunnel. Love, Aunt Kate, spring 2027.” Kelsey writes your words exactly as you enter them.

It was written for that. Rally rides the train to visit his grand-paw-rents, and the story ends with Grandmommy and Papa waiting on the platform. Many grandparents send it before a visit so little ones know who is waiting at the end of the line. Books about visiting grandparents.

A signed book with a handwritten note travels well and stays on the shelf between visits. Enter your grandchild’s address at checkout and your message in the Personal Inscription box, and Kelsey ships it straight to them. Some grandparents also record themselves reading it so they are part of bedtime from far away. Gifts under $20 from grandparents.

Yes, in both directions. Grandparents give it to celebrate their visits, and families give it to grandparents to read together at the next one. In the US, Grandparents Day is the first Sunday after Labor Day.

Rally Takes the Train stars a real Pembroke Welsh corgi, the family’s own Rally, painted in watercolor down to the big ears and the trail of furry corgi glitter. Corgi families and corgi-loving grown-ups love it, and a signed copy turns it into a keepsake. Our corgi children’s book.

Yes. Rally Takes the Train was written by a corgi family and follows Rally the corgi on a train ride to visit his grandparents, with rhyming text for ages 0 to 8 and hand-painted watercolor art.

Dog-loving kids see their own pup in Rally. He packs his toys, gets a boost up the big stairs, gets petted by every kid on the train and leaves fur everywhere. It is a gentle, funny dog book for ages 0 to 8. Dog books for kids.

Rally Takes the Train has what train-loving toddlers look for: a red train car, a railroad crossing, a friendly conductor, the choo choo of leaving the station and a dark tunnel to ride through. It is a rhyming train book short enough for bedtime. Train books for toddlers.

Read Rally Takes the Train together before the trip. It follows a real first ride on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, from the big stairs to finding a seat, meeting the conductor and riding through a tunnel, so the new parts feel familiar. Amtrak with kids guides.

The tunnel page was written for that feeling. The window goes dark and Rally is scared, then the light comes back and the people he loves are waiting. The dark part is short, and it gives you an easy way to talk about being brave.

It is a happy book, not a book about death, but its tunnel has helped families talk with little ones about missing someone. Kelsey wrote it in memory of her parents. Helping children with grief.

Yes. It is a five-minute read-aloud for preschool, kindergarten and early grades, and teachers can download free lesson plans and printables. A signed copy with a thank-you note ends up on the class shelf. For classrooms and libraries.

Yes. A picture book outlasts the candy, and the 8.5 inch square paperback fits easily in most baskets. Add a spring note in the Personal Inscription box.

Yes. Enter the recipient’s name and address as the shipping address at checkout, and put your gift message in the Personal Inscription box. Kelsey signs it and ships it straight to them.

Kelsey signs and ships each copy within 1 to 2 business days, and most orders arrive 3 to 7 days after you order. Shipping is $8.29 for one book, and signed copies ship to US addresses only.

Because every signed copy is personalized, signed copies can’t be returned. If your book arrives damaged or misprinted, email kelsey@rallytakesthetrain.com within 30 days of delivery and we will send a replacement or a refund.

Yes. It is the same rhyming story and the same hand-painted watercolor art in a 25-page, 8.5 by 8.5 inch paperback. The difference is that Kelsey signs it, and personalizes it if you like.

It is written for babies through age 8. Babies and toddlers love the watercolor pages and the rhymes, preschoolers retell the train trip, and early readers can read it on their own. A full read-aloud takes about five minutes.