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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
A wonderful read from my childhood, one I’d certainly suggest for other youngsters. Whilst it is not my all-time favourite childhood read I can still recall all the details of this one meaning it certainly left a lasting impression upon my young mind.
And isn’t that what we want with children’s books, for them to leave a positive lasting impression?
And isn’t that what we want with children’s books, for them to leave a positive lasting impression?
Watty Piper was a genius, pure and simple. The fact that this book has been in print since 1930 attests to the strength of its message. The little engine succeeds by dint of perseverance, and by believing that it can get the job done. The illustrations are an apt compliment to the story: colorful and descriptive themselves.
I cannot tell you how many times in my life I have see the Little Blue Engine in my mind, and repeated its motto to myself, always in choo-choo cadence: "I think I can, I think I can..."
I cannot tell you how many times in my life I have see the Little Blue Engine in my mind, and repeated its motto to myself, always in choo-choo cadence: "I think I can, I think I can..."
I am not sure if my nostalgia is deceiving me or it is a shortcoming of the abridged version, but I did not find the little blue engine’s struggle to be very arduous or prolonged. It really seemed like the only thing that set her apart from the other engines was that she did not just blow off the toy train. In the end I was underwhelmed.
The complete original edition is clearly superior to the abridged version.
This was a good solid bedtime story. I put on Dolly’s Imagination Library version on YouTube. It kept all of my kids interested, and was a good way to wind down before bed. My eight and six year olds are still talking about it the next day.
Even without the inspirational messages of resilience and persistence ('I think I can- I think I can-I think I can ... I thought I could. I thought I could. I thought I could'), this is a gorgeous book with classic illustrations from the 1950s and an evocation of childhood that is colourful, innocent and blissfully simple.
Very cute book. My littlest brother had me read it to him soooo many times that I started to memorize it!!!
