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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorShark vs. Train
Chris Barton
A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.
Black and White
David Macaulay · 32 pages
Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.
Choo Choo
Virginia Lee Burton · 48 pages
A little engine decides it could go much faster without pulling all the other cars, so it takes off by itself.
Tootle
Gertrude Crampton
Tootle, a young train in training, begins leaving the tracks to cavort in the meadow until engineer Bill figures out a way to lure him back.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick · 534 pages
ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen
The Little Engine That Could
Watty Piper
When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountains.
1, 2, 3 To The Zoo: A Counting Book
Eric Carle · 32 pages
Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds
Steam Train, Dream Train
Sherri Duskey Rinker
In this book with rhyming text, the dream train pulls into the station and all the different cars are loaded by the animal workers, each with the appropriate cargo.
Mr. Putter Tabby Take the Train
Cynthia Rylant, Arthur Howard
The Little Red Caboose
Marian Potter
The little red caboose always came last. By the time the little red caboose came along, the boys and girls were turning away. "How I wish I were a big black engine, puffing and chuffing way up at the front of the train! But I'm just the little old red caboose. Nobody cares for me." The train went slower and slower and s-l-o-w-e-r. It looked as if that train could not get up the mountain. The littl
Trains
Byron Barton · 32 pages
Brief text and illustrations present a variety of trains and what they do.
Freight train
Donald Crews
Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
Two Little Trains
Margaret Wise Brown · 33 pages
Two little trains, one streamlined, the other old-fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug, chug, on their way West.
Locomotive
Brian Floca · 62 pages
Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
The Hueys in None the Number: A Counting Adventure
Oliver Jeffers
One of the Hueys tries to explain the concept of "none" to another by finding different numbers of items, one through ten, then taking them all away. One of the Hueys tries to explain the concept of "none" to another by finding different numbers of items, one through ten, and then taking them all away.
The Cow Loves Cookies
Karma Wilson · 40 pages
While all the other animals on the farm enjoy eating their regular food, the cow chooses to eat the one thing that she loves best.
Paul Bunyan, a Tall Tale
Steven Kellogg · 40 pages
Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.
Leave Me Alone!
Vera Brosgol · 40 pages
One day, a grandmother shouts, "LEAVE ME ALONE!" and leaves her tiny home and her very big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting. Along the way, she encounters ravenous bears, obnoxious goats, and even hordes of aliens! But nothing stops grandma from accomplishing her goal―knitting sweaters for her many grandchildren to keep them warm and toasty fo
What Does the Fox Say?
Ylvis, Christian Lochstoer, Bard Ylvisaker, Vegard Ylvisaker
Based on Yvis' viral hit, this book presents the lyrics of the hit with playful illustrations by Svein Nyhus.