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The unknowing progenitor of a whole generation of self-help books, Wally Piper's The Little Engine That Could is one of the greatest tales of motivation and the power of positive thinking ever told. In this well-loved classic, a little train carrying oodles of toys to all of the good boys and girls is confronted with a towering, seemingly impassable mountain. As nicely as they ask, the toys cannot convince the Shiny New Engine or the Big Strong Engine--far too impressed with themselves--to say anything but "I can not. I can not." It is left up to the Little Blue Engine to overcome insurmountable odds and pull the train to the other side. The Little Engine That Could is an entertaining and inspirational favorite, and the Little Blue Engine's rallying mantra "I think I can--I think I can" will resonate for a lifetime in the head of every child who hears it. (Ages 4 to 8))
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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful
By Alouette1
Format:Hardcover
My dad was dying and I bought several books to take to him at the hospital. This was one of them. When I flew down to see him, the word was that he still had hope. Within thirty minutes of my arrival, we found it not to be true. I still read him this book, just as he used to read it to me. It was a joke for us during his last days. Even when he had break through pain and I wasn't allowed to give him more medicine, we'd read this and he'd squeeze my hand while he tried to get through just a little more time. Sometimes he told me the story to keep his mind focussed.
Before he died he told me to finish my degree. I told him it would be hard because I have a big family, so much going on-- and he smiled and said, "Let me tell you about a train that couldn't get over a mountain. It had great things on it, toys for the good boys and girls, milk for their dinners. It was hard to get this train loaded with good things over the mountain but there was one little engine. . ." Three months later I am in college and this little engine goes through my mind a lot. The story is one of my children's favorites and they don't know why I can't read it without crying!
This book appeals to everyone for different reasons, but the results are the same. An iron will allows us to overcome any obstacle!
Before he died he told me to finish my degree. I told him it would be hard because I have a big family, so much going on-- and he smiled and said, "Let me tell you about a train that couldn't get over a mountain. It had great things on it, toys for the good boys and girls, milk for their dinners. It was hard to get this train loaded with good things over the mountain but there was one little engine. . ." Three months later I am in college and this little engine goes through my mind a lot. The story is one of my children's favorites and they don't know why I can't read it without crying!
This book appeals to everyone for different reasons, but the results are the same. An iron will allows us to overcome any obstacle!
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Few books are so gratifying to read to children for the first time. A child does not even need to understand English to "get" it. On first meeting our four-year-old son, who had never heard a world of English until then, I put him on my knee and impersonated each engine character chugging through these pages.
He was scared and shy, but he loved the "characters," which I could only differentiate for him by sound, and he especially loved the famous repeating line "I think I can."
As my whispers rose to crescendo, he squealed in delight. Nowadays he reads much harder books before going to sleep at night. But he likes every now and then to come back to this one: He well remembers the first moments of bonding with me, and with this book.
--- Alyssa A. Lappen
He was scared and shy, but he loved the "characters," which I could only differentiate for him by sound, and he especially loved the famous repeating line "I think I can."
As my whispers rose to crescendo, he squealed in delight. Nowadays he reads much harder books before going to sleep at night. But he likes every now and then to come back to this one: He well remembers the first moments of bonding with me, and with this book.
--- Alyssa A. Lappen
83 of 96 people found the following review helpful
By Craig Rucin
Format:Hardcover
I wanted to buy this book for my children because it was my favorite as a kid. However, when I read the book I was surprised because it wasn't what I remembered. After doing research on this, I discovered there was another version of this story, "The Pony Engine" by Wonder Books, which I purchased used. This was the version I grew up with. What's the difference? The "Watty Piper" version makes the good engines girls and the bad engines boys and the version I grew up with does not make any [gender] distinction for the engines. If you are looking for the same book you grew up with, you may want to consider which version you want to read to your kids. Which is the true version? That is debated and you can read about it...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic Children's Book
Every child should have this book in his/her library. I remember reading it as a child, and now I am reading it to my grandchildren.
Published 3 days ago by voracious reader
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Little Engine That Could
This is a wonderful story that encourages children that they can do things if they really set their minds to it.
Published 17 days ago by Dalene Somerville
3.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely Mini
Maybe I didn't pay enough attention to product description, but this book is a MINI version. A little disappointed in it.
Published 1 month ago by Chris Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it then, love it now
This is one of my favorite books. It's simple and has a LARGE message. I wonder if my love of trains came from me reading this book as a youth. Buy it.
Published 1 month ago by Maria Marsala
2.0 out of 5 stars
BOUGHT IT FOR MY SON
GOOD MORAL, BUT EVEN AS A KID I THOT IT WAS BEATING A DEAD HORSE. COULD SAY THE SAME IN LESS WORDS.
Published 2 months ago by Violet VisionsPhyllis von Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic!
What a classic children't book! Read it to my grandson and he wanted to hear it again, and again, and again!!!
Published 3 months ago by Cindy Bell
5.0 out of 5 stars
graduation gift.
bought this as a gift for my daughter as a gift for her graduation gift, it was a book I read to her as a child. I did not realize it was the mini book. It was still a hit.
Published 4 months ago by Sandra Dragoo
2.0 out of 5 stars
Should come with a magnifier
I bought this book because the story is non-sexist unlike all other train stories (a little female engine who helps, for a change, a male character!). Read more
Published 4 months ago by Happy Mom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Little Engine that Could
This is a Christmas present for my two-year old grandson It is small. . It simplifies the story. It is a size and age appropriate..
Published 5 months ago by Carla Kunin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Childhood favorite
I was disappointed that it wasn't like the one I used to take out of the library. It wasn't as bright as I remembered.
Published 5 months ago by louanne J Ucci
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