Locomotive

Many childhood obsessions come down to sheer scale. Whether it’s dinosaurs or trucks (the modern, smog belching dinosaur equivalent) or even princesses (adults are large, no matter how you approach them), size matters. But the kids who loves trains hold a special place in every children’s librarian’......more

Taking a train from East to West and how the country was connected. This is very much about the history of our country and how important trains used to be. It was a trip of a lifetime I assume. This is very well done, great artwork, nice historical touches. It was a bit long. The kids seemed to lose......more

This is the first in a pile Lu Benke supplied me of 2014 Caldecott hopefuls. As a history book (well-sourced), I couldn't help but compare it to Yin & Sontpiet's Coolies which did so much to complicate the story of the transcontinental railroad with underlying cruelties and injustices of labor. Loco......more

Featured in a grandma reads session. This has to be one of the best books on trains, ever! Although it is a "picture book" the simple, basic, clear explanations and illustrations assist the 3 year old and the chick that has 60 years on that 3 year old! How the pistons work, what a "tender" is, the pu......more