Inside Freight Train

In this special version of the Caldecott Honor classic, little hands can slide the doors to reveal the contents of each car, from apples, peaches, and pears in the refrigerated car all the way to caboose--which opens to show the train crew!

In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train.

This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train.

Donald Crews used childhood memories of trains seen during his travels to his grandparents' farm in the American South as the inspiration for this timeless favorite.

Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train.

Author: Donald Crews
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 01/09/2001
Pages: 12
Binding Type: Board Book
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 5.12h x 8.02w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780688170875
Audience: Baby-Preschool


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2000 pg. 814
Publishers Weekly 02/19/2001 pg. 93
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 229 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2002 pg. 1229
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 229 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Crews, Donald: -

Donald Crews is the renowned creator of many celebrated children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Books Freight Train and Truck. He and his wife, Ann Jonas, live in New York's Hudson River Valley.