Customer Reviews

Inside Freight Train

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

All of Mr. Crews' books are favorites in our house...so it is no suprise that my son, Ben (3), loves this one too! I am buying another copy for my girlfriend's children. I think this man is one of the best authors/illustrators of children's books around. He has a way with beautiful pictures and simple verses that are so pleasing for young children. This book is a little different from his others because of the sliding pages but it only adds to the charm. This book is a winner! Also, check out Freight Train, Flying and School Bus by Donald Crews as well, you won't be disappointed!

Normally I'd be upset if a book fell apart on me like Crews' Inside Freight Train. But the truth is, the book had no chance. From the moment we bought this book our 14-month-old son had to read it. And read it. And read it. Worse, he had to have it read to him. And to him. And to him. I don't know what the guaranteed amount of "pull-outs" the page had, but I'm sure we exceeded them in the first week. No sooner would we turn the last page and slide it back in than he'd sign more and we'd start all over. I stopped counting after 20+ readings in one sitting. The pages slide in and out easily even for little hands. The illustrations are clear and colorful, not overly busy. The amount of text is just right. The interactiveness--being able to pull the pages out, being able to anticipate what will be inside--is a wonderful bonus. Highly recommended. Though I'd also recommend buying two--we eventually did.

My son just turned two and has had a love of trains for quite some time.

We got the "Freight Train Board Book" from the library and he absolutely loved it. It was a book he carried around the house and looked at every moment he took time to sit down.

We had the book out for 6 weeks, the maximum allow time for a title to be out, and I knew he'd have a hard time parting with it.

I bought that book and noticed "Inside Freight Train" :)

It looked, and turned out to be, a very nice accompaniment to the first book.

Chase would keep both books with us a night time to read one and reference the other;-)

The only reason I marked 4/5 stars was due to the fact that the sliding pages started to fall apart after about a week of what I considered falrly regular, monitored, use:(

Still trying to figure out which glue will work best to affect a repair.

If your child loves trains, you are undoubtedly always on the lookout for railroad-themed books and toys that are a little special -- this is one of them. Alternate pages pull out to reveal the goods that are carried on a freight train -- a novel concept that helps a toddler understand how a bit of the world works. Simple text defines the various types of train cars, and the cover and back illustrations are very nice too. The book is quite durable.

Great book, but it was entirely too easy for my pint-size Hercules to pull the sliding parts all the way out, breaking the book in the process.

My three year old loves this book. I've never seen anything quite like this. The pages actually slide apart to reveal the cargo each train car is carrying. Your child, train crazy like mine or otherwise, is sure to love this innovative book. Be sure to look at other books by Donald Crews, especially "Truck". His illustrations really make all of these books.

This bright and colorful board book is one above the others. Each sturdy page depicts a car of a freight train. Every other page slides open to reveal the contents of that car. What fun to see toys and books when the purple boxcar is opened! With just the right amount of text, pre-schoolers will delight in discovering what's inside the freight train.

I originally bought this book at a train museum for my son. He loves that he can pull the book apart to see the insides of many of the train cars. Very cute concept. As some have commented, some of the sliders can come a apart (only one did for us--and actually I haven't fixed it yet because it really doesn't fall all apart...but I suppose I should fix eventually for overall longevity) but it's pretty easy to fix with just a dab of glue. (But I knocked it down a star for that.) However, I still would recommend it...especially is you're looking for an inexpensive train-themed gift that's a bit unique. In fact I bought a second one for a co-worker present.

My son loved the original Freight Train book by Donald Crews, and so we bought him this one, too. The idea for the sliding pages is great in theory, but on our copy they are impossible to pull apart easily (get stuck, don't work properly unless you pull it perfectly straight, which a toddler cannot do). This results in much frustration, many tears, and a book that fell apart after 2 reads. I've glued it back together but it just keeps falling apart and it's still not any easier or more fun to read. And I shouldn't have to keep repairing it.

Don't bother buying it, unless you have a toddler that has the motor skills of an adult and never cries about anything that goes wrong.

This book is extremely cute. Each page of the board book plays a peek-a-boo game with what's on the inside of each train car. My nephew adores trains, and I can't wait to give him this book for Christmas.

When I opened the book I noticed that some of the pages are hard to pull apart, which could result in "overpulling" by my 3 year old nephew. I've tried opening and shutting some of the pages so that they'll be "ready" when he gets it for Christmas :)

This is a very unique type of board book that I find wonderful for the little ones.