Toot is a little red train who wishes he were as big and strong and fast as the other trains in the railroad yard. Try as he might, he's never able look as mighty, pull as much, or go as fast as all the others. But when there's trouble on the track, Toot learns that sometimes being small and slow and steady is just what's needed. A great read-aloud book for bedtime or anytime.
Kirsten Hall is a children's book illustration agent as well as the author of more than 150 published books, most of them for children. She has written about farms, fairies, bears, athletes, monsters, carnivals, the deep sea, and much more. Hall is the mother of two young boys who exhausted their collection of train books and asked for something new. View titles by Kirsten Hall
Charlie Alder has been illustrating for many years. She is particularly well known for her young and tween girl book cover designs and illustrations. Before that, she was an art director for a popular women's weekly magazine. View titles by Charlie Alder

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Toot is a little red train who wishes he were as big and strong and fast as the other trains in the railroad yard. Try as he might, he's never able look as mighty, pull as much, or go as fast as all the others. But when there's trouble on the track, Toot learns that sometimes being small and slow and steady is just what's needed. A great read-aloud book for bedtime or anytime.

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Kirsten Hall is a children's book illustration agent as well as the author of more than 150 published books, most of them for children. She has written about farms, fairies, bears, athletes, monsters, carnivals, the deep sea, and much more. Hall is the mother of two young boys who exhausted their collection of train books and asked for something new. View titles by Kirsten Hall
Charlie Alder has been illustrating for many years. She is particularly well known for her young and tween girl book cover designs and illustrations. Before that, she was an art director for a popular women's weekly magazine. View titles by Charlie Alder

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