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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
This is one of the children's books that I read for We Give Books, A Pearson Foundation Initiative to help children all around the world obtain books. It's an organization that gathers many campaigns in one spot on the web to encourage people to read many books for children. With every book you read, one gets donated to the campaign you signed up for. (There's quite a few campaigns available.) A very good friend of mine, Nicole Terazue, recommended this site to me since she knew I loved reading books! (Thanks love!) The campaign I chose to be a part of is called Jumpstart for Young Children. Every book that I read associated with We Give Books gets donated to Jumpstart for Young Children so that less fortunate kids in pre-schools all over America will be able to have more books to read from and learn. It's a fabulous project and I urge all readers, especially parents with young children, to join and help other children less fortunate than our own to read and spread the word of We Give Books. It will benefit children everywhere.
Do you know how much this book has influenced me throughout the years because I read it to my younger brother when we were kids? Let me tell you. MORE THAN ANYONE WILL EVER KNOW! This is such a fantastic children's book and it's a classic! If you want your child to learn the important lesson of never giving up, working hard for what you believe in, and striving for you best, then you should definitely let them read this book. It's recommended for ages 0-3 but I think any child of any age should read it. ^_^ The story follows this group of toys whose train's engine has broken down and them trying to get some help. They come across a few self-centered engines who don't want to help the poor toys until they find the Little Blue Engine. (By the way, am I the only one who didn't notice she was a female? When I was a kid, it didn't occur to me that she was a girl. Goes to show you children really are innocent.) She was a very kind, gentle, and caring little engine. She had the drive to climb over that mountain. Ambition! That's what this book teaches children. They should have the ambition to do what they want and work hard for it because in the end, the payoff is great. I love the illustrations in this book! So colorful! So detailed! It's very pleasing to the eyes. The writing? Come on. Do I really need to say how amazing the writing is? "I think I can--I think I can" is just a fantastic quote and very memorable. Watty Piper, even though you were basically a recluse, I thank you for granting us young readers with this wonderful story about a Little Blue Engine who believed in herself and made her ambitions a reality. Thank you. :)
Do you know how much this book has influenced me throughout the years because I read it to my younger brother when we were kids? Let me tell you. MORE THAN ANYONE WILL EVER KNOW! This is such a fantastic children's book and it's a classic! If you want your child to learn the important lesson of never giving up, working hard for what you believe in, and striving for you best, then you should definitely let them read this book. It's recommended for ages 0-3 but I think any child of any age should read it. ^_^ The story follows this group of toys whose train's engine has broken down and them trying to get some help. They come across a few self-centered engines who don't want to help the poor toys until they find the Little Blue Engine. (By the way, am I the only one who didn't notice she was a female? When I was a kid, it didn't occur to me that she was a girl. Goes to show you children really are innocent.) She was a very kind, gentle, and caring little engine. She had the drive to climb over that mountain. Ambition! That's what this book teaches children. They should have the ambition to do what they want and work hard for it because in the end, the payoff is great. I love the illustrations in this book! So colorful! So detailed! It's very pleasing to the eyes. The writing? Come on. Do I really need to say how amazing the writing is? "I think I can--I think I can" is just a fantastic quote and very memorable. Watty Piper, even though you were basically a recluse, I thank you for granting us young readers with this wonderful story about a Little Blue Engine who believed in herself and made her ambitions a reality. Thank you. :)
This was my favorite as a child. My Dad had to read it to me over and over.
Thank you to the Imagination Library for this book! We will be sure to read it repeatedly.
Comes across as dated but having been published in 1930 I think it has a lovely message and perseverance and that we can all achieve if we put our mind to it. So many books since have shared this message but I do wonder if this is one of the first.
Apparently the writing and art has been redone. So you may not be seeing the same book. The idea is a good one and I'm sure there's a version out there as good as I remembered. But the original art isn't it, and the redrawn and rewritten one isn't it either. I remember a version in which there was some doubt at the top if the little blue engine was really going to make it. Maybe I imagined it.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a cute little story about being kind and believing in yourself, knowing that with courage you can accomplish anything. My kids loved it and they saw through the engines who didn’t want to help and knew that wasn’t the right thing to do.
They were really happy and amazed that at the end there was finally someone who wanted to help in-spite of her size, they saw that she was able to accomplish something big. Definitely a really sweet story about perseverance. It felt a little redundant but a lot of kids books are.
They were really happy and amazed that at the end there was finally someone who wanted to help in-spite of her size, they saw that she was able to accomplish something big. Definitely a really sweet story about perseverance. It felt a little redundant but a lot of kids books are.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A book with a great message. Its about a small train carrying toys and food to the children in the town over the mountain
I think I can ! I think I can !
Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the eARC
I think I can ! I think I can !
Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the eARC