Alphabet Trains

What an attractive, informative, high-interest alphabet book. Trains are so appealing to young readers and this book features the letters of the alphabet accompanied by informative text and colorful illustrations of trains around the world. Not only will children learn or review the letters of the alphabet, they will learn about trains. Additional information at the end of the book tells more about the trains and where they run, a welcome addition to the text.

I found this book to be incredibly engaging. It did a wonderful job of presenting the various aspects of trains, as well as opening up the world. Many of the geographical regions that I have discussed with my children were featured. When we read it during our family read loud time, my littles smiled and repeated the features from our studies. I love that! Any book that can capture the attention of children and help them learn and/or that reinforces what they know gets an automatic thumbs up from this mom.

great kids book!

I’m going to need a hard copy of this book to call my own! I know so many kids who adore trains, and they would love Alphabet Trains. The book has a short poem for a specific (and real!) train that starts with each letter of the alphabet. The variety of trains featured is fabulous! I’d never heard of many kinds. Back matter contains a brief profile of each train depicted in the book so parents and teachers can explain further to young readers. The illustrations are crisp, clean, and somewhat nostalgically rendered. Readers can have fun finding and counting all the letters sprinkled across the illustrations. Also, the book mentions locations all over the world meaning the story can extend into explorations of other countries. Very cool!

"Around the world from land to sea, trains work hard from A to Z."

This is a cute book featuring the alphabet and trains. With each page turn children are taught letters of the alphabet and trains the correspond with each letter. My children loved this book. They are huge fans of trains. As we read along there was a constant chorus of "CHOO-CHOO!" Alphabet trains is very educational; I learned about several trains that I didn't previously know myself!

I recommend this book to anyone with children, specifically those learning the alphabet and those who love trains!

I have already since picked up a copy for my classroom library. What a great educational tool that is also a lot of fun to read. I know a lot of the boys in my class just love trains so they really got a lot out of this read. Great publication.

I liked the illustrations in this a lot!

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This is a wonderfully put together, interesting book that my granddaughter and I both loved. When you need to read a book again as soon as you're done, you know it's a good book.

Definitely a cute idea. And one that that I can see kids drawn to.

And, to be honest, I thought some of the letters were really reaching. And that some of them just didn't make any sense.

But then I felt a little bit stupid reading in the back a little more information on each of these trains.

The trains on every page either represent a definite type of train or the name of a specific train. I think it might help if the book had an intro stating something like that. Then it wouldn't be confusing. Unless I'm just easily confused.

Overall, it's pretty creative - and I'm amazed that the artist could give each train its own personality. There's definitely not a lot of overlap in design - which is an impressive feat with so many trains.

Recommended - especially if you know a little one that likes trains.

Well illustrated book for young train lovers! My little one loves trains and trolleys and all kinds of vehicles and equipment trucks so this is way to introduce letters that is sure to keep his attention.

The illustrations are brightly colored without being overly complicated. They are well done so that you can tell both subtle and big differences when comparing trains. While the book qualifies as a "rhyming" book, it doesn't work very well that way. The vocabulary is advanced for the target age group (3-7) which keeps the rhymes from flowing well, in my opinion. However, I do appreciate the use of such advanced and varied vocabulary and think it promotes reading and literacy. (Don't buy if you're looking for a rhyming book that has a natural cadence, though.) While, I think the target age group is sure to have an interest as an alphabet book, I'm not able to grasp this as a book they will often read alone.

As a sidenote, there is a list in the back of the book with a brief description of the trains used for the letters. I learned a lot myself from reviewing the list as some examples are types of trains and some are specific trains from all over the world.

Sheldon Cooper would have loved this book. If you have a train fan, it’ll be their favorite alphabet book.

Amazing book. Fantastic illustrations. I love the incorporation of the letters into all of the illustrations. Top rate for an alphabet book.

It was a good visual book chugging along with alphabetized trains