Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Trains
Shark vs. Train
Barton, Chris.
Also available in Hoopla. A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot ai...
Whoosh and Chug!
Braun, Sebastien.
"Some trains may think fast is best, but only slow and steady Chug can save the day"-- ...
Two Little Trains
Brown, Margaret Wise.
Two little trains, one streamlined, the other old-fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug, chug,...
Train
Cooper, Elisha.
Board a commuter train in New York, then follow the journey west and see the stations, the scenery, ...

The Train Ride
Crebbin, June.
A journey on a train provides excitement, nice scenery, and pleasant anticipation. ...
Freight Train
Crews, Donald.
Also available in Hoopla. Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it g...
Dinosaur Rescue!
Dale, Penny.
When a crew of builder dinosaurs break down on a level crossing, they know the only thing they can d...
Hocus Pocus Takes the Train
Desrosiers, Sylvie.
A clever magician's rabbit named Hocus Pocus is up against a fast train and his meddlesome neme...
How to Train a Train
Eaton, Jason Carter.
A whimsical guide to training a "pet train" instructs young enthusiasts about important is...
Trains : Steaming! Pulling! Huffing!
Hubbell, Patricia.
Rhyming text presents the characteristics of various kinds of trains. ...
My Little Train
Ichikawa, Satomi.
A little train goes for a ride, taking all the stuffed animals where they want to go. ...
The Little Train
Lenski, Lois,
Mr. Small does it all! In this adventure, Engineer Small drives his little train from Tinytown to th...
Railroad Hank
Moser, Lisa.
On his way to visit Granny Bett, who is feeling blue, Railroad Hank stops at the farms of several fr...
Jingle the Brass
Newman, Patricia.
On a train trip, an engineer teaches a boy the expressions used by railroad workers as he describes ...
My Freight Train
Rex, Michael.
A little boy, living out his fantasy of driving his own freight train, describes the different cars,...
Steam Train, Dream Train
Rinker, Sherri Duskey.
Also available in Overdrive. In this book with rhyming text, the dream train pulls into the station ...
Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night?
Sayres, Brianna Caplan.
"Imagines the bedtime rituals of different types of trains"-- ...
Circus Train
Smith, Joseph A.
After moving to a house in the country, Timothy wonders how he will make any friends, but his proble...
Alphabet Trains
Vamos, Samantha R.
Also available in Hoopla. Simple text uses railroads to teach children about different trains and th...
Trains
Gibbons, Gail.
Examines different kinds of trains, past and present, describing their features and functions. ...
Trains
West, David.
"Introduction to the technology of trains featuring low-level text and large scale cutaway illu...
The Big Book of Trains
"The Big Books of Trains is a colorful compendium of amazing trains and locomotives that will e...