The Little Engine That Could [Board book]

Watty Piper (Author), Cristina Ong (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

Although he is not very big, the Little Blue Engine agrees to try to pull a stranded train full of toys over the mountain. On die-cut board pages.

Product Details

• Board book: 24 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (March 28, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448401010
• ISBN-13: 978-0448401010
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Where's the rest of the story?, May 1, 2000

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This will teach me not to read the reviews carefully before purchase. This is a very abridged version of the classic story: the bright shiny engine and the big strong engine are nowhere to be found. If you're after the book you remember from your childhood, find another version. The illustrations are bright & fun, but there's just too much missing from the story.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Abridged edition, January 20, 2000

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Bill Franke "Medical Editor" (Taiwan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Little Engine That Could (Board book)

This is one of the great children's stories of all time. I loved it as a child and read it over and over again, and my son has been demanding it as a bedtime story regularly since he was2-1/2 years old. The 1991 Platt & Munk (a division of Grosset & Dunlap) edition, beautifully illustrated by Cristina Ong, leaves out all the requests made to the busy trains. The story is now very brief (which is why I give it only 3 stars instead of the 5 the full-length version deserves)--I suppose because it is a board book--but the essentials are all there. It also changes the sex of the engines from male to female, so perhaps some parents would like to read this edition to their children as well as one of the others.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Version for Little Ones, December 8, 2005

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A. Eldredge (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews
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This little board book is indeed a very abridged version of the classic that you may remember from childhood. However, the length is perfect for the shorter attention spans of children aged 6 months through 24 months (the usual target audience for board book publishers).

The colors are bright and cheerful, the shape is fun for little hands to hold, and the prose is eagerly anticipated time after time -- especially with sound effects from the reader. :) And although it is abridged, the "I think I can!" message of the original story still comes through loud and clear.

For older children or those with longer attention spans, buy the full-length version. But for rollicking fun with your baby or toddler, I recommend this version.