Customer Reviews

The Little Engine that Could: A Storybook and Wind-Up Train/Dutton Motorbook

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

 

 

This is a charming version. The train has a third wheel that fits in a groove-tack on each page, and little eyes are riveted as the story actually chugs along. My 3, 6 (and forty-something) year old boys love this wind-up/book combo.

My son, who is a huge fan of trains, absolutely loves this book and wind-up train.

After reading the "original" "retold by Watty Piper" edition, I see that the little red and blue engines were both "she"'s and not "he"'s after all. I apologize for providing inaccurate information in my earlier review. I give the Watty Piper version only 4 stars because Piper's prose is verbose. Whoever rewrote the story for the Cristina Ong version should be commended for having a very good ear for English prose--Watty Piper did not--and should consider issuing a full-length version of the story with more of Cristina Ong's illustrations.

I am so disappointed. The book arrived with no wind-up train. There was no indication in the condition of the book that the train would be missing. How Awful. I am returning this book. I am not only disappointed and angry but feel very deceived.

My son has adored this book since he was 18 months old - he is now 3. Very sturdy - train moves very quickly and is fun to watch. I have given this book as a gift and it was an immediate favorite. Any little train lover will adore this book & wind-up train set.

My 2 year old grandnephew loved it, playing with the train on its own and in the book.

Bought this for my 3 year old nephew. He loved it - we both had several hours of fun with it that day. Train works amazingly well on the tracks. Well worth it. Book is also sturdy & well made.

Amazon doesn't do a very good job of describing this book. It is a humongous board book and the toy train is meant to travel within a groove on various pages of the book. Not what I wanted at all! I was very disappointed to find that the illustrations were not the original--they are of a much, much lower quality. I have no idea what I am going to do with this thing!

This is my favorite book! My son likes it too. The windup train stays on the track amazingly well.