The Best Train Books for Kids
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My youngest son was a train fanatic when he was little. Thomas the train was his favorite buddy–from the wooden trains and tracks to the videos, it was ALL Thomas ALL the time for a couple of years. We even took a ride on the ‘real’ Thomas train at the North Carolina Transportation Museum one year. My train fan even dressed up as a conductor for Halloween. Of course, we spent plenty of time reading train books, most of which he could recite by heart along with me as I read them aloud. One of the joys of being a boy mom is seeing the beauty of things like trains through their eyes.
This week, I am sharing our favorite train books for kids. These are the ones we’ve read many times, and we hope you will find something on our list that you and your kids will love, too. If you have any suggestions to add to our list, be sure to let me know in the comments below.
All aboard!
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Our favorite train books for kids
- Trains Board Book
- All Aboard Trains (Reading Railroad)
- Terrific Trains (Amazing Machines)
- I Love Trains!
- Freight Train Board Book (Caldecott Collection)
- Polar Express 30th anniversary edition
- The Caboose Who Got Loose (Book and CD)
- 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo: A Counting Book
- The Little Train (Lois Lenski Books)
- Good Night, Thomas (Thomas & Friends) (Glow-in-the-Dark Board Book)
- Thomas’ Magnetic Playbook (Thomas & Friends)
- The Little Red Caboose (Little Golden Book)
- Tootle
- The Little Engine That Could (Original Classic Edition)
- Locomotive (Caldecott Medal Book)
- My Big Train Book (My Big Board Books)
- Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains
- LEGO City: All Aboard! (Level 1)
- Train to Somewhere
- Trains! (Step into Reading)
The most popular post from last week was:
- Real MVP Kids Celebrate! Book Series from Mommynificent
And now for the link up!
Our hosts will still share a themed selection of our favorite books each week.
If you’d like to join us as a co-host for What to Read Wednesday, please contact Anne.
This list has our book themes, but you don’t have to stick to that to link up–any family-friendly posts are welcome. So, come on! Join in the fun!
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My little grandson loves trains. Thanks for these great book suggestions!
Thanks so much, Michele. I always enjoy seeing you here!
I just received a cute train book to review, “Old Tracks, New Tricks.” We don’t have any train stuff around here, but we took it to a friend’s house today and used the ideas with his train stuff and all the kids had a blast!
That’s so fun, Lisa! And, that book sounds intriguing. Thanks so much for linking up this week!