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Penguin sets off for the seashore in his puffer train, and along the way he invites a variety of animals to come on board. Vibrant, childlike illustrations paired with a simple rhyming text are guaranteed to have little ones toot tooting, puffa puffing, and choo chooing long before the last page is turned. Full of joy, energy, and enthusiasm, Penguin is a character who young children will be sure to recognize themselves in. Join him for another adventure in Please Be Quiet! ... Read more

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Very popular with my son
My son (23 mons) really likes this book. Generally I can tell how much he likes a book based on the number of times he would like me to read it. This one rates a six and then I hide it and point something else out.

For the reading parent, it is nice as the text is just repititive enough to please the kids without driving you crazy. The length is also quite nice.

Fun train ride full of animals and their sounds
This is one of my (19 month old) daughter's favorite stories. She loves filling in the animal sounds, dog barking, donkey hee-hawing, etc. I got it from the library, she likes it so much, I just bought a copy. ... Read more

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Check out one of the biggest, fastest and most powerful means of transportation in the world with the Mega Book of Trains. The most amazing locomotives on earth are featured in this fascinating guide. You'll learn about the technology behind the Funicular Railway, the Monorail, and the Wuppertal Schwebebahn. Striking photographs and detailed diagrams show how these magnificent and complex machines operate! This vibrant book is fully illustrated, and Internet links offer more information for railway buffs. ... Read more

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Thomas takes a group of schoolchildren to the big Space Fair, where they learn all about the solar system. Thomas follows along as they view giant models of the planets, locate their home on Earth, and even see what it's like to walk on the surface of the Moon.
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The Little Engine That Could is riding through town with her good friend the clown. See all the ways she helps the friends and neighbors she meets along the way! Shaped just like the Little Blue Engine herself, this large board book is perfect for toddlers who are meeting The Little Engine That Could for the very first time. ... Read more

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Lively songs bring simple stories to life in two new Wee Sing selections, each featuring a 30-minute read-along, sing-along audiocassette stored in the front cover of a sturdy die-cut board book.Can the Little Blue Engine carry the toy band over the mountain in time for the big parade? Fun songs featuring a railroad theme and four little words ("I think I can!") cheer everyone's favorite little engine on in this original musical story about the power of positive thinking. ... Read more

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wonderful version of classic story
We received this book as a gift and my preschooler loves it. The story is told with lively songs, as opposed to just someone reading the story and telling you when to turn the page. The pictures are colorful and its easy for my child to follow along. We recommend this book for any toddler or preschooler who loves music and trains! ... Read more

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Waiting for the train music in the station bucket drums steel guitars the beat and the wait and the rumble-growl a light in the darka floating star squeak and squeal and screech to the stop

My Subway Ride whisks you through the vivid sounds, sights, and rhythms of the heart of New York City's subway and all the great stops along the way. From the "pitch, smack, home run!" of Yankee Stadium, to the rattle of the Cyclone and the sticky cotton candy on Coney Island, to the pulse of the crowd in Times Square, this book immerses you in the movement of the city. The pulse and beat of the subway train runs throughout the text, and the colorful and bold illustrations give the graphic sense of the subway, from fading train lights, to mosaic tile walls, to colorful graffiti, to a sea of faces. Join the subway station musicians who sing of the train's sound and rhythm as "a pulse, the pulse/a heartbeat/ a jazz riff/ a constant sea/ a mama's belly/ whisking us home."

Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender are a husband-and-wife team living in Brooklyn, New York. Paul has coauthored three books with musician Pete Seeger: Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book, Abiyoyo Returns, and Some Friends to Feed: The Story of Stone Soup. Jennifer is an early childhood educator and curriculum developer. Paul and Jennifer's favorite subway line is the Q train.

Selina Alko lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband who is also an illustrator. Selina studied illustration in New York City at the School of Visual Arts. She has illustrated many educational books for children, including Show and Tell Rose (from McGraw Hill) and Jump Rope (from Bebop Books). Selina loves her daily commute on the subway. Her favorite line is also the Q train. ... Read more

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Little Red Caboose
My family and I enjoyed the book so much we sing it together before going to bed. My son is about 2 years old. He goes to bed with the book. You can here him sing chug chug chug while looking at the pictures. I just wanted to say this book is get for the young ones two. ... Read more

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Demarest is a wonderful illustrator
The illustrations are great, and the simplicity of this book is just right for babies. I highly recommend it. ... Read more

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My 15 month old loves it!
The book is a great combination of a toy and a book.

My son brings it to me to sing to him and to read to him. he browses the pages and rolls the book along with the wheels that are attached to it. ... Read more

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In this exciting series of adventures Thomas learns how tractors and buses can be just as important as trains, and makes some new friends along the way. Part of The Railway Series. ... Read more

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Just Lovely for Train Lovers
When my 3-yr old takes an interest in something, it usually becomes an all-out obsession: dinosaurs, construction vehicles, space and so it continues with Thomas the Tank Engine. We've read other books and rented videos, but these books (there are four in this series) are his beloved. The stories are simple and plentiful with a bit of a moral to them, without being pretentious or zealous. The writing style is delightful: adult enough not to bore the reader and yet perfectly understandable for the listener (assuming it's a child!). The pictures are clear but not movie or television tie-ins - it makes them more lovable! The books are small and my son loves to stack them and carry them around with him.

If your child loves Thomas and you're tired of media tie-ins, these books are for you!

A Classic
This book is a hit with my three-and-a-half-year old. Not only are the four stories interesting enough to hold his attention, but the ample illustrations are charming. Also, the relatively small size of the book makes it perfect for small hands to hold when the child "reads" it to himself. The stories are sweet without being cloying. The language is fairly sophisticated (in other words, the book doesn't talk down to kids, which is great), but accessible. The stories have kind of an old-fashioned feel, -- after all, we are talking about steam engines -- but their upbeat messages are just as relevant for kids today. For instance, Thomas learns how to work with others and how NOT to "judge a book by its cover". This book will probably be a favorite in our house for some years to come! ... Read more

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Nothing is going well for Thomas! First the crossing signal is down, then a tree falls on the tracks, and now a cow is on the line. Thomas has an important delivery to make, but he has to stop time and time again. What else could possibly go wrong? ... Read more

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Fun for Thomas fans!
My 2 1/2-year old son fell in love with this book. The flaps pull out not once, but twice on each page to reveal more of the story. Colorful, sturdy pages (but not cardboard). Not a good choice for those under two, in my opinion, simply because of the delicate nature of the flaps. My son destroyed almost every book he got his hands on as a young toddeler, but by 2 1/2 he was able to handle this book without incident. ... Read more

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Squeeze James the Red Engine's adorable face and hear the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends theme song! Read the wonderfully simple story about James and those naughty freight cars! Toddlers will love to get their hands on this bright and musical board book! ... Read more

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James the Really Useful Red Engine
James, who crashed in the last story of Thomas the tank engine, settles down and becomes a very useful engine. He has 4 stories all to his self, James and the Top-hat, James and the Bootlace, Troublesome trucks and James and the Express. In the first story, he and Edward double head a passenger train in which James gets too excited for his own good at the big station and ruins Sir Topham Hatt's Top Hat. Then, he takes some coaches out after being given into trouble by Sir Topham Hatt, who threatens to take away his red coat and have him painted blue. He bangs the coaches so badly that he causes a leak in the pipe which is repaired by, of all things, a passenger's bootlace. He is sent to the shed in disgrace and left there to think about what he's done. But one day, Sir Topham Hatt comes to see him and tells him to pull some trucks for him and in the end keeps his red coat. In the last story, after being teased by Gordon, he pulls the Express and gives the big engine a showing up by proving that he is not the only engine who can pull the Express after all. ... Read more