Book Thoughts: The Little Engine That Could (Piper)

• a classic must-read for young children
• train breaks down and receives no help from others until a small friendly engine comes by
• inspires persistence in hard work & kindness to others
• clean language

Type: picture book
Ages: 2-6
Author: Watty Piper
Illustrators: George & Doris Hauman

If you haven’t read this to your children, I imagine it’s because they were just born and you haven’t had a chance yet. 🙂 After reading it, you’ll be able to understand when others quote, “I think I can, I think I can…”

Our copy has one negative feature–sentences are broken up for page turns in strange places. This makes reading aloud a bit of a pain, but you’ll soon have it memorized anyway. 😉 Enjoy!