Reading Railroad Books

When the Little Engine that Could begins to cough, sputter, and shake, it is time for her first visit to the mechanic.

This is a cute book that teaches how to be happy with yourself, just the way you are! The little rabbit learns that when he tries to be like the other animals, he's not happy. I used to read this to our sons when they were little.

At first Sammy is unhappy about being given the part of a matzoh in his Hebrew school Passover play, but as he learns more about the role of matzoh, he makes the most of his part.

An illustrated collection of rhymes from such authors as A. A. Milne, Robert Louis Stevenson, Langston Hughes, Eve Merriam, X. J. Kennedy, and Dorothy Aldis.

The Story of Ferdinand (1936) is the best-known work by the American author Munro Leaf. Illustrated by Robert Lawson, the children's book tells the story of a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in bullfights. He sits in the middle of the bull ring failing to take heed of any of the provocations of the matador and others to fight. The Story of Ferdinand was published in 1936 by Viking Books. Later, after the Spanish Civil War, it was viewed as having a political agenda.

Corduroy's letter to Santa is full of requests for his friends, who will be spending Christmas Day with him, but Santa has a surprise in store for a very special bear, too.