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We have picked our favorite picture books about trains. These titles can all be found in the Easy section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Night Train, Night Train
by Robert Burleigh
Young readers are transported back in time to the 1940s where they can ride aboard a passenger train during its nighttime journey from country to city.
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Big Choo
by Stephen Shaskan
Wanting to be a big puffing, chugging train just like his dad, Little Choo rides the rails with determination and a "try it again" attitude that helps him tap the power of his bravery, speed, strength and smarts so that he can qualify for travel on the main line.
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Steam Train, Dream Train
by Sherri Duskey Rinker
The team behind the #1 New York Times best-selling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site brings to young train enthusiasts a bedtime story filled with rhyming text that tells the tale of the dream train as it pulls into the station, where all the different cars are loaded by delightful animal workers, each with its own whimsical cargo.
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Let's Build a Little Train
by Julia Marie Richardson
From the boiler to the coupling, build a steam train along with an engineer and her workers.
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I can Make a Train Noise
by Michael Emberley
Using her imagination, a young girl transforms a coffee shop into a zooming train, in this rhythmic read-aloud story that mimics train sounds.
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Three Little Engines
by Bob McKinnon
A sumptuously illustrated, modern retelling of the classic The Little Engine That Could conveys timely, uplifting messages about how everyone's journey is different and that sometimes success can be better achieved with a helping hand.
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Peppa Pig and the Great Race.
by Mark Baker
When their car breaks down on the way to Daddy Pigs big surprise at the fairgrounds, the family uses all manner of vehicles to reach their destination.
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All Aboard the Moonlight Train
by Kristyn Crow
Lavish dreamscape illustrations and evocative rhymes invite children on a ride aboard the Moonlight Train, where an elephant engineer and other animal friends tuck readers into their sleeping cars on a journey through a magical forest. By the author of the Zombelina series.
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Mighty Trains
by Erin Suzanne Kelly
This book introduces the reader to fast trains. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Nonfiction section of the library.
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Courage Hats
by Kate Hoefler
Mae is a little girl, and Bear is a bear, but they are both afraid of trains and traveling to places they do not know, so they put on courage hats. Mae's has bear ears, and Bear's has people ears. When they meet on the train going through bear country to the city, they take courage in each other's company and soon become friends. When they arrive, they exchange hats, which is a lot like exchanging hearts.
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The Littlest Train
by Chris Gall
In this endearing story of a tiny toy train, the creator of the hit series Dinotrux now breathes life into more than a half-dozen trains that climb, haul, chug, zip and zoom.
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Journey Beyond Sodor
by Tommy Stubbs
When Sir Topham Hatt decides that James should deliver some trucks to the Mainland, Thomas decides to do the job instead, but he does not know how to find his destination and becomes trapped at a steel factory.
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How To Train a Train
by Jason Carter Eaton
Lavishly illustrated with retro-style artwork, a whimsical guide to training a "pet train" instructs young enthusiasts about important issues including where trains live, what they like to eat and how to get them to perform the best train tricks.
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Shark vs. Train
by Chris Barton
A playful rivalry between a shark and a locomotive culminates in a burping contest, high-stakes bowling game and pie-eating competition in a tale that also encourages youngsters to pick a favorite champion and envision wacky scenarios.
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Two Little Trains
by Margaret Wise Brown
A picture book takes preschoolers on a fun adventure as the similarities between a super-fast new train and a trusty, slow-going old train are presented.
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Train
by Elisha Cooper
Board a commuter train in New York, then follow the journey west to see the stations, the scenery, the different types of trains and all the people who travel and work on the railroad system.
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