From Kate and Jim McMullan, the popular creators of I Stink! and I'm Dirty!--now a streaming animated series--comes an irresistible read-aloud about trains, a perennial kid favorite.
WHEELS on the RAILS, ALL night long,
Racin' and a-rumblin' the FREIGHT TRAIN song--
Chooka chooka chooka chooka
Meet one hard workin' freight train. He's got to get to Chicago on time and nothing is going to stop him. Mountains? Not a chance! Cows? Out of his way, ladies! He's going to get there--and fast!
"The staccato text is as peppy as always and embellished with onomatopoeia like the "chooka chooka chooka" rhythm the train makes once up and running. Jim McMullan makes terrific use of the broad horizontal spreads to show the beauty and challenge of the journey." -- The Horn Book
"Certain to pique the interest and imagination of young children as to the everyday workings of freight trains--and it takes them on a highly entertaining ride, too." -- School Library Journal
"It's a rip-roaring ride." -- Publishers Weekly
Praise for I'M BIG!: ""It's unlikely the dino or readers will soon forget such a big adventure." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for I'M BIG!: "Perfect as a read-aloud or a read-alone, this story about a lost youngster finding his courage and his mojo will secure a welcome place in the vast herd of picture books available." -- School Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for I'M BIG!: "Looking big is a strategy used often in the wild, and readers will be happy to see it work for this essentially gentle giant, from whom the fanged, clawed, spiked, yet puny bullies turn tail." -- The Horn Book
Jacket Description/Back:
Can a train pullin' half a mile of heavy-duty freight cars make it to Chicago ahead of a speedy little race car?
Through the desert . . .
Through the mountains . . .
Through a blizzard . . .
Vvvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrum!
Chooka Chooka Chooka Chooka
The race is on!
Kate and Jim McMullan have collaborated on many popular picture books, including I'm Brave!; I'm Fast!; I'm Big!; I'm Bad!; I'm Dirty!; and I Stink!, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book. The McMullans live in Sag Harbor, New York.
Target Age: 0-6
HarperCollins
Pub Date: January 03, 2012
0.41" H x 8.96" L x 11.32" W
40 pages
hardcover