Freight Train Board Book: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Caldecott Collection)

My son loved this as a child, and wanted it for his own son (two years old). He loves trains at the moment, and It has immediately become a favourite. He is also learning the colours. Simple and brilliant. Be aware that it is basically an American book, and the original has slightly different terminology. I bought that version by mistake at first.

I first got this book from the library but had to buy a copy because my two year old grandson loved it so much.

An every night read for my 2 year old! He simply loves this book, and trains. In combination with playing with his train sets he has learnt not only the colours, and more details of the trains, but concepts of under, over, through as well. Simple, yet effective.

A wonderfully designed book that can be enjoyed both by the youngest readers, and their parents.

My grandson loves this book. Very simple and colourful with a little story.

Very good book for colour recognition, our 2yr old grandson really likes it too.

I bought this book because of its delightfully simple illustrations and concept: it covers only the bare necessities, leaving everything to the child's imagination. Whether for this reason, or that my 18m old son has just discovered trains, he is addicted to it, announcing "tret train" whenever he sees it, and clutching it tightly. Children of this age need simple concepts to ensure concentration and fascination, ensuring that they absorb knowledge and their imaginations develop. Despite the simplicity, each re-read brings in new concepts.

This is a fairly simple book - most pages have only a few words on them e.g. 'Green cattle truck, Blue coal truck' or 'Crossing bridges'. I was a bit disappointed when I got it as I thought it would be too simple for my just-turned three year old. However, he surprised me in terms of how much he enjoyed it and how often he asked me to read it. (By the way, don't expect them to learn anything about colour mixing from it though - the carriages are the colours of the rainbow and in the pictures where the train moves the colours blur into eachother - however my son has shown absolutely no interest in this aspect!)

I rode freight trains… so I loved reading this children’s story to my daughter, Iris, when she was little. It’s a short, easy read for grownups, educational, and the colorful illustrations captivate the little pre-readers.

Sturdy, good images. Perfect in all senses for kids who like trains!

I order it for my 3 year old, and he loved it! Colorful and simple!

色鮮やかで、色を覚えるのにも良い本だと思いました。1歳半の子供は、機関車が過ぎるページでgoneと言っていました。

A few words...but such magic they hold! My son absolutely love this book!