Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo

Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo

By Kevin Lewis, Pictures By Daniel Kirk

This book I also found at a preschool I use to work at.  It was a favorite among the children.  It goes through the day of a train engineer who is a toy in a little boys room.

Why your child will love it:  What little boy doesn't love trains, of course he will love it.  The illustrations are so bright and engaging.  The language is simple enough that they will memorize it soon, but the rhyming text also makes it very captivating.  Your child will love making the whooo! whooooooo! noises of the train.  And it is a bedtime story that will leave them feeling cozy and ready to be tucked in.   

Why I love it:  I loved this book from the first moment I read it.  When my son has a child I will buy it for them.  One of my favorite parts of this book is that the setting is not the typical train setting.  It is in the little boys room, and it is his train set and toys that are going on this adventure.  The illustrations are so detailed and so great, from the train going over a bridge of blocks to it going under a rocking chair.  It is like you are peeking into the little boys imagination. 

*I have read via Amazon that the illustrations in the board book are not as the hardcover.  I only own the hardcover and the illustrations are bright and wonderful.  The reviewer stated that the board books illustrations were not as great.

Age Recommendation:  One, Two, Three, Preschool

Sample Verse:  Sun's up!  Morning's here.  Up and at 'em engineer.