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Trains

steam trainThe sound of a train moving across the tracks and the whoosh of its whistle create a love of trains in children.  Here is a sampling of books and audio-visual materials about trains found at the St. Charles Public Library for preschool children.  If your child’s fascination extends beyond this list, stop by the Ask Me Desk to look at a more inclusive list of materials. Books are arranged on the shelves by the author’s last name in the sections below.


JE PICTURE BOOKS

Author Title
Allcroft Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Awdry Thomas the Tank Engine
Bee And the Train Goes…
Booth Crossing
Burleigh It’s Funny Where Ben’s Train Takes Him
Collicutt This Train
COW A Cow on the Line and other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories
CRA The Cranky Day and other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories
Crews Freight Train
Galef Tracks
Gibbons Full Steam Ahead
Howard Mac & Marie & the Train Toss Surprise
Hubbell Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing!
Kimmel Stormy’s Hat: Just right for a Railroad Man
Lewis Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo
London A Train Goes Clickety-Clack
Mallat Trouble on the Tracks
O’Flatharta The Prairie Train
Peet The Caboose Who Got Loose
Piper The Little Engine That Could
Ray All Aboard!
Rex My Freight Train
Rockwell Trains
Siebert Train Song
Spence Clickety Clack
Stevenson All Aboard!
Sturges I Love Trains!
Suen Window Music
Voake Here Comes the Train
Wickberg Hey Mr. Choo-Choo, Where Are You Going?

JR READERS

Awdry Happy Birthday, Thomas!
BLU Blue Train, Green Train
FAS Fast Train, Slow Train
GO Go, Train, Go! A Thomas the Tank Engine Story
GOR Gordon’s New View
JAM James Goes Buzz, Buzz
Kalz Boy Who Loved Trains
STO Stop, Train, Stop! A Thomas the Tank Engine Story
THO Thomas and the School Trip
THO Thomas Goes Fishing

J KITS

J KIT THO Percy’s Chocolate Crunch
J KIT THO Thomas and the Rumors
J KIT THO Trouble for Thomas
  And many other Thomas the Tank Engine titles

J NONFICTION

J 625.1 STI Stille Trains
J 625.2 C   C Is for Caboose: Riding the Rails from A to Z
J 625.2 HIL Hill Trains
J 625.2 KUK Kuklin All Aboard! A True Train Story
J 625.2 LIN Lindeen Trains
J 625.2 STI Stille Freight Trains
J 782.42 HIL Hillenbrand Down by the Station

J MUSIC

J CD 781.546 THO Thomas’ Train Yard Tracks

J DVDs and VIDEOS

J DVD 625.19 I I Love Toy Trains-all volumes
J DVD 625.2 BAB Baby Loves Trains
J DVD 625.2 LOT Lots and Lots of Trains-all volumes
J DVD 629.046 TRA Travel Adventures
J DVD 782.42 CAR Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes
J VIDEO LIT Little Toot and the Loch Ness Monster
J DVD THO Thomas the Tank Engine titles


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