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Finley: A Moose on the Caboose

by Candace Spizzirri

A moose’s bid to ride the rails

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    2025 Moonbeam Award Winner — Picture Book Bronze

    Picture Book, Bronze

AlbakiReads Editorial

A moose’s bid to ride the rails

Finley wants to travel by train through Alaska, but Conductor Jones insists that wild animals cannot board. A costume shop gives the determined moose a way to try disguises, though the conductor sees through them. The railway journey sets up a picture-book story about rules, persistence, and the possibility of changing a rule when it stands in the way of a dream. The Alaskan setting and Finley’s attempts to pass as something other than a moose give the premise its comic touch.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 who enjoy animal-centered picture books.
  • Young readers interested in trains, Alaska, and playful disguise.
  • Families looking for a story about determination and reconsidering rules.

Themes

DeterminationRules and changeAnimalsTrains and travel

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Book overview

2025 Moonbeam Award Winner - Picture Book Bronze
A Foreward INDIES 2023 Finalist for Picture Book of the Year!

Check out the second book in this series Finley: A Moose in Chartreuse

"Rules are rules" and wild animals aren't allowed on trains . . . or so says Conductor Jones.

Young adventurers will fall in love with Finley, a friendly moose with a toothy grin who wants nothing more than to ride the rails across Alaska and beyond. Prepare for giggles when Finley finds a costume shop and tries to pass for anything but wild, only to have Conductor Jones see right through these disguises. Fortunately, Finley has something Conductor Jones doesn't see coming - heart and determination - showing us all that there are some rules in life that are meant to be changed.

With illustrations that capture both the essence of Finley's spirit and the magic of an Alaskan railway adventure, Finley: A Moose on the Caboose is certain to be loved by anyone who dreams of making what seems impossible, possible.

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