Author: Donald Crews
Illustrator: Donald Crews
Age Range: Ages 2-5
Genre: Picture book
After having two daughters, choosing books for my son has been interesting to say in the least. No longer am I looking for the books about princess or other more "pink" like things. Instead I have to hunt down books with vehicles in them, as they are his current favorite. He loves to look at books and to be read to, so the challenge is to find him books that really spark his interest. I'm keen to teach him his colors as he still gets confused about which color is which so this book really appealed to me when I looked at it. I loved the illustrations - and the first page opens up with a totally white page, except with a single track running along the bottom. The image immediately appealed, and as each page goes on, more colors are introduced, and different cars of the train are given their names.
My son really enjoys this book and has asked me to read it multiple times now. He's starting to repeat the names of the cars (like red caboose which is his favorite) and likes the part where the train goes through a tunnel and illustrator has streaked the car colors to give the illusion of speed.
It truly is a beautifully illustrated book and one worth adding to the library, especially if you have a boy who loves trains. It did win a Caldecott Honor, which is given to beautifully illustrated books every year.
I have this very same book, except it's translated in Korean~! My 3 boys also love it.
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