No racing in the haul-ways! A look at seven adorable train cars on their first day of school.All aboard! A new line-up of students is off and rolling to Choo-Choo School. After reciting their classroom rules Work hard, play fair, be kind its time for some maths to get the wheels turning. Then everyones ready to climb a hill in PE (its good to blow off steam), sing songs in music (Flat Car is a bit off key) and learn the whole alphabet, especially the letter R.Bouncy verse portrays a world where train stations are classrooms, the conductor doubles as teacher and Boxcar is happy to hand out tissues to anyone who ah-choo-choos. Bright, energetic illustrations by animation artist Mike Yamada bring the whole clickety crew to rollicking life.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called First Day Of School .

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 40 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2022 by Walker Books Ltd .

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a Chicago-based writer. She is the author of Little Pea, Little Hoot, and several other children's and adult trade books. Jen Corace graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. A New Jersey native, she now lives in Providence, Rhode Island. MIKE YAMADA is an animator and illustrator based in Pasadena, California. Mike has contributed to the development of many feature animations, including Puss in Boots , Kung Fu Panda 2 , How to Train Your Dragon and Big Hero 6 .