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I Love Trains! Board Book

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My 2 1/2 year old son has loved this book for over a year, and has it completely mesmorized. I have taped the pages so many times, I am going to have to break down and by another one. The inside cover naming all the diffent types of train cars is awesome. You have to have this book, it is THE BEST.

I bought this book for my three-year old nephew, who is a serious train-lover. I was delighted with the simple, rhyming text and the comparison of the different uses of engines. i was, however, a little taken aback by the page that depicts what appears to be an American missile (too small to be a spaceship)on a journey to a destination unknown. The description of "secret stuff that's under wrap" also made me think of a weapon. I felt really uncomfortable giving this to my nephew, and ultimately decided not to. An almost perfect book! It was a shame.

My grandson loved the library copy of book so much that I checked it out for him many times and finally bought him his own copy for his birthday. The text and art go together perfectly and trains are popolar with lots of little kids.

My son has loved this book since we discovered it in our local library when he was only 16 months old. We check it out constantly and his face always lights up when he sees it. My 5 year old daughter loves to read it to him and enjoys it almost as much as our little train enthusiast. He'll be so happy when he finds this among his presents at his upcoming 3rd birthday party.

I LOVE TRAINS is a reading one-on-one book, but it's really two books in one. The first is a simple book that lets the child learn to read, telling about the uses of different kinds of cars on trains. But it's also a great picture book. The illustrations are colorful, fun, and contain lots of interesting things to look at. Several of the pictures are excellent for sitting with a child and making up a story, or for asking the child "What do you see in this picture? What's going on?" A great Rx for the imagination.

If someone in your house loves trains, they will find a kindred spirit in the little boy who narrates this delightful book. He tells us what he likes about a passing train ("I like trains that hoot and roar/as they rumble by my door"), and the surprise at the end is sweet. Illustrations are bright, outlined scenes in a rural setting. Some illustrations are very simple and others are filled with activity. The boy's dad is mentioned and seen in the story, nice for kids to see. And, as a bonus, the endpages show and describe the various kinds of train cars -- the tender and engine, a hopper, boxcar, flatcars, a tanker, gondolas and the caboose. This is a deceptively simple book that can be a joy and an enrichment for you and your little train lover.

A little "engineer", complete with striped hat, watches out the window as a long train rolls by. As every car crosses each two page spread of this book, he tells us about what it's used for and what it might be carrying. And as the caboose finally rounds the bend, we all get to see why this little boy loves trains..... Philemon Sturges has written a delightful picture book that will charm and amuse all young train lovers. His simple, gentle, happy text, told in rhyme and full of rhythm and motion is complemented by Shari Halpern's large, bold, childlike illustrations and small children will enjoy the color and detail. With additional information about trains and their cars on the inside front and back covers, I Love Trains is perfect for pre-schoolers and future engineers, everywhere.