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Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy freight train, Katy Caboose wishes for some way to escape from the endless track.

Little Choo wants to be just like his father Papa Pufferbelly, but pulling a line of freight cars up a steep mountain might be a little too much for the small engine.

"A child's imagination works overtime while he conducts a busy fleet of trains"--

"A girl transforms a cafe into a train by making train noises with words"--

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, and 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--and when they arrive they exchange hats, which is a lot like exchanging hearts.

Celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Little Engine That Could with this all-time classic reillustrated by Caldecott Award-winning artist Dan Santat! The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls...

After climbing into bed with his book, a little boy goes on a bedtime adventure as he counts the train cars between the engine and the caboose.

Simple text uses railroads to teach children about different trains and the alphabet.

"It's Halloween night and the Goodnight Train is set to choo choo boo! Spooky and sweet surprises await through seek-and-find holes in every pages of this companion to The Goodnight Train, The Goodnight Train rolls on!, and Santa and the Goodnight Train."--Page [4] of cover.

Trucker loves ruling the highways, frightening other vehicles out of his way, but Train not only impresses the other vehicles, it forces Trucker to wait.