My Big Train Book (Priddy Books Big Ideas for Little People) [Board book]

Roger Priddy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2003 | Series: Priddy Books Big Ideas for Little People

-Ideal for babies and toddlers.

-Stuffing large format brings images to life.

-Essential for all tiny train enthusiasts.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification—in art. He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books was working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing, and then he worked with Peter Kindersley at Dorling Kindersley, where he spent 16 years. Priddy became Creative Director of DK’s Children’s Division and was Managing Director of the children’s mass market publisher Funfax when it was acquired by DK.

 

In 2000, he created Priddy Books with John Sargent at St Martin’s Press to create innovative and imaginative titles for children, from first books for babies through early reference titles for older children. Since then, over 30 million copies of Roger's 200 plus books have sold worldwide, with five of his books—My Big Animal, My Big Truck, Happy Baby Words, Happy Baby Colors and Puppy and Friends—each selling over one million copies. He is also the author of Big Board First 100 Words; Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers; and Bright Baby Noisy Monsters. His creativity has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Priddy lives in London with his wife Zena and their four children.

Product Details

• Board book: 12 pages
• Publisher: Priddy Books (October 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312491867
• ISBN-13: 978-0312491864
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 10.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > Children's Books > Transportation > Trains

More About the Author

Roger Priddy is the creator of over two hundred best selling books for young children including Wipe Clean ABC, First 100 Words, and Fuzzy Bee.

When he was at school he couldn't decide between being a patisserie chef or going to art college. On the advice of his father he chose art college and trained as an illustrator before becoming a designer at Usborne Publishing.

Roger's love for children's early learning has led him to create some of the most successful children's non-fiction books, first at Dorling Kindersley (My First Word Book, Incredible Cross Sections and My First Cook Book) before he set up Priddy Books with St. Martins Press in New York where several of his books have sold over a million copies each including My Big Animal Book and Happy Baby Words.

In total he has sold over 65 million books worldwide and his books have been translated into over 30 languages.

He says "It is always rewarding to see a child enjoying and learning something from one of our books, especially the babies when you think it could be the first book they have ever seen.

I am very lucky to have a career where you get to think up fun ways to teach a kid how to write their letters and learn their first words whilst finding out about Dinosaurs at the same time!"

Roger lives with his wife Zena in London and Cork, Ireland (when it's not raining, which isn't very often!) They have four children Sam, Rose, Alannah and Gabriel (and a dog called Wallace) who have given him most of his best ideas for his books. He still loves baking bread and cakes!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, informative book, December 28, 2004

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c2 (Dublin, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Big Train Book (Priddy Books Big Ideas for Little People) (Board book)

My little guy got this for Christmas and he just loves it. Yes, the cigarette ad is there, but you can cover that up. This book shows so many different trains, many of which I've never heard of. My guy can look at this book for hours and just really learn a bunch. I particularly like the snow trains and JR 500 that goes 186 mph (I didn't know that existed!). Great book and a neat tool to learn something new. There's no storyline at all. Just a big board book with a bunch of pictures and descriptions of all sorts of trains.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars trains galore!, October 29, 2007

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Mary Kay Klim "Marykay" (wishing for Middle Earth, but in NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Big Train Book (Priddy Books Big Ideas for Little People) (Board book)

A great big board book filled w/ dozens of full color photos of trains of all sorts, from all over the world!

A fun idea if you are tired of just reading about Thomas.

Perfect for the pre-school train lover in your family.

Thanks for checking out this review.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Your little train lover will love this book!, December 26, 2006

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Andrea Mooney - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Big Train Book (Priddy Books Big Ideas for Little People) (Board book)

Wow! I had no idea some of these trains existed! My two year old son is train obsessed so we had to get him this book. He loves it of course.

Great size and very durable. I am giving it only four stars as I agree that the cigarette ad on one of the trains is out of place in a children's book. The ad is very noticable. With all of the photos in this book they could have left this one out.