"This book can really set the stage for creative play because it gives a child an overview of what trains do in a way that they can easily identify with and understand."
"Demonstrates the basic idea that trains take people and animals and things from one place to another. That simple concept makes for hours and hours of fun with toy trains."
"The illustrations and story are simple but compelling. Voake has nicely captured the uncomplicated excitement of seeing a big, wonderful, fast train speed past."
"With lots of interesting tidbits about trains and their development from the earliest steam engines to bullet trains and subways, this book is a fun-to-read short history of trains."
