The classic tale of persevering against the odds
"The Little Engine That Could" comes to life all over again in this gorgeous oversized picture book with foil on the cover and the beautiful art from the 1950s. A train of toys desperately need an engine to take them over the mountain so that they can deliver toys and food to children. But none of the big, important engines will help them. Luckily, the Little Blue Engine comes along. She is small, but she has confidence that she can do it - and she does
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The story of a train filled with toys and gifts for little boys and girls that breaks down before reaching the children. After asking several passing trains for help over the hill, a little blue train agrees to help the stranded toys. Even though she is small, the blue train tries her best to bring the toys to the children on the other side of the hill.

One of the true classics in children's books is now available in a large, sturdy board book edition perfect for sharing at story time. The story has been slightly abridged and features the famous illustrations from the original Hauman edition. Toddlers will love listening to the tale of the little blue engine and that "can-do" attitude from the cosiness of a reader's lap!

THE ALL-TIME CLASSIC, RE-ILLUSTRATED BY THE CREATOR OF "OTIS"
Everyone loves "The Little Engine That Could, " that classic tale of the determined little engine that, despite its size, triumphantly pulls a train full of toys to the waiting children on the other side of a mountain.

Now the great Loren Long ("Otis; Of Thee I Sing") has brilliantly re-illustrated this classic story, bringing it exuberantly to life for today's child. Get on board for the publishing event of the year.

When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountain.