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The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could

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  • Create Date：2021-08-02 04:21:00
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Watty Piper
  • ISBN：0448405202
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Reviews

Therese Thompson ，

Today， Parker and I settled in on the reading blanket to enjoy a classic that predates even his grandmother at her ripe old age， The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper。 I was just telling Parker how exciting it was he has been born in an Olympic year。 So many athletes， who have worked so hard their entire lives to try to get up that mountain of their own personal goal are showing the world what they can do。The message， “I think I can， I think I can， I think I can”~ it’s a good one。 Other pe Today， Parker and I settled in on the reading blanket to enjoy a classic that predates even his grandmother at her ripe old age， The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper。 I was just telling Parker how exciting it was he has been born in an Olympic year。 So many athletes， who have worked so hard their entire lives to try to get up that mountain of their own personal goal are showing the world what they can do。The message， “I think I can， I think I can， I think I can”~ it’s a good one。 Other people can believe in you， but you really also have to believe in yourself， because that will take you up a mountain or into the Olympics or whatever you mean to go in life。 The message of stopping and helping others in need is another powerful positive component of the story。 The other engines all had excuses and pulled away from the cargo that needed to get over the mountain to the next town for the children who live there。 Until the Little Blue Engine， who listened and who helped。 A true Good Samaritan， who validates her power in belief in herself。 （ I had completely forgotten the Little Engine was female and I love it even more！）As for Parker， he especially like looking at the cover art。 I know the good lessons within will all come later。 。。。more

Janae ，

One of my favorite stories as s youngster。 Conversations with my father and the "I think I can" mantra have continued throughout myLife。 One of my favorite stories as s youngster。 Conversations with my father and the "I think I can" mantra have continued throughout myLife。 。。。more

Lluepker ，

A train is carrying all sorts of good things。 Stuffed animals， dolls， candies， fruits and milk。 She was carrying all these things to the other side of the mountain。 The train breaks down， they ask a new train for help but he is too good to help them。 They asked a freight train to help them， but he was also too good for them。 They finally found a little engine who was willing to help them。 The little engine had never been over the mountain but she believed in herlsef， saying "I think I can， I thi A train is carrying all sorts of good things。 Stuffed animals， dolls， candies， fruits and milk。 She was carrying all these things to the other side of the mountain。 The train breaks down， they ask a new train for help but he is too good to help them。 They asked a freight train to help them， but he was also too good for them。 They finally found a little engine who was willing to help them。 The little engine had never been over the mountain but she believed in herlsef， saying "I think I can， I think I can" over and over again to herself。 They made it over the mountain the little girls and boys got all their toys and goodies。 。。。more

Ashley ，

Fun and bright！ We love doing the chug-a-chug sound to "I think I can， I think I can。" Fun and bright！ We love doing the chug-a-chug sound to "I think I can， I think I can。" 。。。more

Pamela Powell ，

Wonderful new illustrations for this classic story！

Yvonne Crawford ，

Loved it

Abhishek Bhatia ，

Very interesting book for kids as small as 4 year olds

Cassie VanGorder ，

Can you believe I never read this until it arrived in my mailbox from Dolly Parton？ What a gem！ I especially love these illustrations！

Matt ，

I think I can！

Ken ，

Whilst we're embarking on the 1001 Children's Books there's obviously going to be a slight haziness as to if I'd read the titles featured in the opening section （Ages 0-3） during my own childhood。There was definitely a familiarity， but I'll come to that later。。。The positive message of a little train who was willing to help despite having reservations of being able to succeed was commendable and effective。Shame on all the other more adaptable engines as they'd refused to help the broken down trai Whilst we're embarking on the 1001 Children's Books there's obviously going to be a slight haziness as to if I'd read the titles featured in the opening section （Ages 0-3） during my own childhood。There was definitely a familiarity， but I'll come to that later。。。The positive message of a little train who was willing to help despite having reservations of being able to succeed was commendable and effective。Shame on all the other more adaptable engines as they'd refused to help the broken down train who's load featured toys and food for children。There's a gapping plothole as to what happened to the broken down engine， was he just left there？ Though this shouldn't overshadowed the small heroes achievements though。The reason why this seemed so familiar was Casey Jr echoing the same phrase of "I think I can" to "I thought I could" at the start of Dumbo。It's easy to see why this is still popular now， the catchy mantra cements it as a classic children's tale。It's also a perfect choice for the first in 1001， we definitely think we can do all of them。 。。。more

Finola ，

sobs HE COULD DO IT！

Mary Lou ，

Why is this a classic？ How many times in my lifetime have I heard the words， "I think I can。 I think I can。 I think I can。" Besides the 10，000 times I read this to all four of my children growing up， over and over。 It is a classic because it teaches values。 It teaches about positive attitude and hard work， and going the extra mile for others。 It teaches that you don't have to be the biggest， brightest， or "baddest" to get a job done。This is a must-read to all children， especially the under 4 gro Why is this a classic？ How many times in my lifetime have I heard the words， "I think I can。 I think I can。 I think I can。" Besides the 10，000 times I read this to all four of my children growing up， over and over。 It is a classic because it teaches values。 It teaches about positive attitude and hard work， and going the extra mile for others。 It teaches that you don't have to be the biggest， brightest， or "baddest" to get a job done。This is a must-read to all children， especially the under 4 group。 But I cannot think of anyone at all in this world that wouldn't be better off internalizing the lessons learned here。 。。。more

Benedetta ，

I think I can vs I thought I could

Stephen Chase ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The writer， Watty Piper， is damn cool！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

Emily Erickson ，

This is such a cute book， which I've saved from my childhood。 For whatever reason， my favorite part was always when they list all of the things that the train is carrying， and my kids said that that's their favorite part too。 This is such a cute book， which I've saved from my childhood。 For whatever reason， my favorite part was always when they list all of the things that the train is carrying， and my kids said that that's their favorite part too。 。。。more

Serena Huang ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was boring and stupid and what annoyed me the most about the childish story is that I think I can I think I can part。 That is really dum。。 Even when I read it to my brother when I was in kindergarten I thought it was childish and stupid。 I finished it in 1 minute！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

Kylie ，

A timeless classic with a wonderful message。 My little one loves the colors and illustrations。

Hannah Bennington ，

The Little Engine That Could is a picture book that is intended for children ages 3-5 years old and was awarded a Young Reader's Choice Award。 This book is a story about the perseverance of a little train who has to push himself to get to his destination。 This book is a perfect book very young readers。 The word choice is simple and the illustrations are fantastic。 The vibrant and animatedly cheerful pictures will hold a child's attention undoubtedly。 The theme for this book is perfect for helpin The Little Engine That Could is a picture book that is intended for children ages 3-5 years old and was awarded a Young Reader's Choice Award。 This book is a story about the perseverance of a little train who has to push himself to get to his destination。 This book is a perfect book very young readers。 The word choice is simple and the illustrations are fantastic。 The vibrant and animatedly cheerful pictures will hold a child's attention undoubtedly。 The theme for this book is perfect for helping children understand the importance of perseverance at an early age and how it will pay off。 。。。more

Ethan Clary ，

To this day， I catch myself saying "I think I can， I think I can" over and over。 This will definitely be in my classroom library for sure。 To this day， I catch myself saying "I think I can， I think I can" over and over。 This will definitely be in my classroom library for sure。 。。。more

Jessica Plowman ，

A good classic book

Grace Fischer ，

I liked the illustration and the message of this book。 Children can learn to stay positive and believe in themselves to do anything they want。

Jillian （please spell it with an E） ，

➳ I adore this book SO MUCH。 It was my favorite book as a kid and it stuck with me。 All the pictures look so familiar。 I JUST CRIED reading it。 ➳ I adore this book SO MUCH。 It was my favorite book as a kid and it stuck with me。 All the pictures look so familiar。 I JUST CRIED reading it。 。。。more

Joseph ，

A classic。

A ，

I once got stuck on the side of a mountain in WV and a carload of women on their way to bachelorette party saved me。 Same。

Jayme ，

A childhood favorite that I just reread for the first time in years

Sarah Brooks ，

Was it always a female？ I remember it being a male？ If they did change it I am kinda glad the little engine was a girl and all the boys were buttheads and wouldn’t help。

Abby Hamachek ，

Title: The Little Engine That CouldAuthor: Watty PiperIllustrator: George and Doris HaumanPublisher: Grosset and DunlapDate: July 31， 2001Genre: FictionI chose this book as one of the 20 best children's books I read for this course because of it's encouragement。 It teaches us reader's that we can do anything we put our mind to。 I love how inspirational it is！ Title: The Little Engine That CouldAuthor: Watty PiperIllustrator: George and Doris HaumanPublisher: Grosset and DunlapDate: July 31， 2001Genre: FictionI chose this book as one of the 20 best children's books I read for this course because of it's encouragement。 It teaches us reader's that we can do anything we put our mind to。 I love how inspirational it is！ 。。。more

Cristal ，

This book is unnecessarily gendered。

enlin ，

This book was absolutely my childhood and I adore it。

Wanise Little ，

Traditional literature/ tall talesGrades:k-1st grade I absolutely love this book simply because my dad would read this to me as a child all the time and it still gives you a sense of hope that you can do anything you put your mind to。