All Aboard the Dinotrain
By Deb Lund
J PIC LUN
When dinosaurs seek adventure by taking a train ride, they find the trip has some unexpected surprises along the way.
Bebop Express
By H.L. Panahi
J PIC PAN
A rollicking rhythmic express train takes passengers on a jazzy journey that celebrates the United States and its unique musical culture
The Caboose Who Got Loose
By Bill Peet
J PIC PEE
Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy freight train, Katy Caboose wishes for some way to escape from the endless track.
Clickety Clack
By Robert Spence
J PIC SPE
A train gets noisier and more crowded as quacking ducks, dancing acrobats, talking yaks, and packs of elephants board.
Choo Choo
By Virginia Lee Burton
J PIC BUR
A little engine decides it could go much faster without pulling all the other cars, so it takes off by itself.
Country Crossing
By Jim Aylesworth
J PIC AYL
Recreates the sights and sounds at a country crossing on a summer night, as an old car patiently awaits the passing of a long and noisy freight train.
Dinosaur Train
By John Gurney
J PIC GUR
All Aboard! Have your tickets ready for the most exciting ride of your life on the Dinosaur Train!
The Goodnight Train
By June Sobel
J PIC SOB
A child’s bedtime ritual follows the imaginary journey of a goodnight train’s trip to the dreamland station.
Hey Mr. Choo-Choo, where are you going?
By Susan Wickberg
J PIC WIC
This busy train is really going places! He has people and cargo to carry past cities and towns, through a tunnel, across bridges, and up and down hills as he click-clack-clicks all the way to a favorite destination.
I Love Trains
By Philemon Sturges
J PIC STU
A boy expresses his love of trains, describing many kinds of train cars and their special jobs.
I’m Taking a Trip On My Train
By Shirley Neitzel
J PIC NEI
In cumulative verses, using rebuses, a young boy describes his experiences as engineer on the train in his room.
Jiggle Joggle Jee!
By Laura Richards
J PIC RIC
Baby goes for a rollicking ride on a jiggling, joggling locomotive.
Jingle the Brass
By Patricia Newman
J PIC NEW
On a train trip, an engineer teaches a boy the expressions used by railroad workers as he describes kinds of cars, freight, and people they see.
The Little Engine That Could
By Watty Piper
J PIC PIP
Although she is not very big, the Little Blue Engine agrees to try to pull a stranded train full of toys over the mountain.
The Little Train
By Lois Lenski
J PIC LEN
Engineer Small at the throttle takes the little train on its run from Tiny Town to the big city.
Niccolini’s Song
By Chuck Wilcoxen
J PIC WIL
A gentle night watchman at the railroad yard lulls anxious train engines to sleep by singing just the right song.
Prairie Train
By Marsha Chall
J PIC CHA
A young girl experiences the thrill of her first train ride when she takes the Great Northern from the country to visit her grandmother in the city.
Puff-puff, chugga-chugga
By Christopher Wormell
J PIC WOR
Puff-puff, chugga-chugga, here comes the little train Puff-puff, chugga-chugga, the little train holds lots of passengers Puff-puff, chugga-chugga, the little train holds lots of packages Puff-puff, chugga-chugga, what happens when someone…SNEEZES?Puff-puff, chugga-chugga, hop aboard to find out
The Rain Train
By Elena De Roo
J PIC ROO
All aboard! Take a train ride through a storm at night in a rhythmic readaloud chugging with sound words and full of striking illustrations.
Steam Train, Dream Train
By Sherri Duskey Rinker
J PIC RIN
The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls.
Thomas gets a snowplow
By W. Awdry
J PIC AWS
Winter is coming and Thomas, being a small engine, needs to put on his snowplow. Thomas hates his snowplow; he thinks it makes him look funny, and when he has it on, the other, bigger engines tease him. But Thomas saves the day when a big storm comes up and Toby is stuck on his branch line.
Train
By Elisha Cooper
J PIC COO
Trains are moving. Fast and loud, colorful and powerful. Experience their sights, sounds, smells–and the engineers and conductors who make them go–as they roll across the country.
Train Man
By Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
J PIC ZIM
There are bridges to cross, tunnels to travel through, and mountains to climb so kids can hop on board before the whistle blows.
Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing!
By Patricia Hubbell
J PIC HUB
Rhyming text presents the characteristics of various kinds of trains.
Two Little Trains
By Margaret Wise Brown
J PIC BRO
Two little trains, one streamlined, the other old-fashioned puff, puff, and chug, chug, on their way West.
Whoo! whoo! goes the train
By Anne F. Rockwell
J PIC ROC
On Allan’s first train ride, every twist and turn brings a new sound.Clickety-clack! The train goes over a bridge.Clang! Clang! It nears a crossing.Whoosh! The doors slide open at a station. But Allan’s favorite sound-Whoo! Whoo!-doesn’t come until the very last stop, when he gets the best surprise of all.
Non-Fiction Picture Books
These books are located in the Picture Book—Non-fiction section by call number.
A Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot
By Dirk Wales
J 395 W14 PIC
The true story of an adventurous dog who traveled all over the United States between 1888 and 1896 on mail trains. He lived in the Albany, New York Post Office and received a commendation from the Postmaster General.
All Aboard!: A True Train Story
By Susan Kuklin
J 395.5 K95 PIC
Take a journey through part of the Colorado Rockies aboard a steam locomotive.
