fun book! can teach children about trains!

Genre: Fantasy
Age Appropriateness: Primary
Review: This picture book is a great example of fantasy. The caboose has feelings and thinks like a person. It also acts independently and saves the train, showing heroics and bravery. It is a fun story that also includes children and hopefully the children will be able to understand the simple theme of not being underestimated just cause you are small.

Media: Mixed media ( )

I suppose this book is a classic, but neither I nor my nieces are very interested in it. We've read other books about trains, and other books about being helpful, but this one falls flat. I don't know why.

Like the use of repetition, though. ( )