Freight Train Board Book: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner -- Donald Crews

<p><strong>In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train. This board book features sturdy pages and is just the right size for little hands.</strong></p><p>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 <em>Freight Train</em>.</p><p>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.</p><p><em>Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train.</em></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Donald Crews<br><b>Publisher:</b> Greenwillow Books<br><b>Published:</b> 09/20/1996<br><b>Pages:</b> 26<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Board Book<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.30lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 4.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780688149000<br><b>Audience:</b> Baby-Preschool<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Hornbook Guide to Children</i> 07/01/1996 pg. 11 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw<br><i>Booklist</i> 09/15/2004 pg. 253