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I think it's hilarious, I know I do I know I do I know I do,
Ever the classic teaching children the importance to not give up, My daughter enjoyed it. The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper
Watty Piper is a pseudonym for the Platt amp Munk publishing house,
The Little Engine That Could is an American folktale existing in the form of several illustrated children's books and films that became widely known in the United States after publication inby Platt amp Munk.
The story is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work,
Based on aonline poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' TopBooks for Children",
In the tale, a long train must be pulled over a high mountain after its locomotive breaks down,
Larger locomotives, treated anthropomorphically, are asked to pull the train for various reasons they refuse,
The request is sent to a small engine, who agrees to try,
The engine succeeds in pulling the train over the mountain while repeating the motto: "IthinkIcan",
The kindness and determination of the little train has inspired millions of children around the world since it was first published in, It has been the lovely guest of people around the world for over ninety years,
تاریخ نخستین خوانش روز بیست و چهارم ماه سپتامبر سالمیلادی
عنوان: قطار کوچولویی که توانست! نویسنده واتی پایپر تصویرگر دن سانتات مترجم سمیه حیدری تهران مهرسا : مهر و ماه نودرص شابکموضوع داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا سدهم
مهربانی و اراده ی قطار کوچولو از آن روزهایی که نخستین بار در سالمیلادی چاپ شد الهام بخش میلیونها کودک در سراسر جهان بوده است این کتاب بیش از نود سال است که مهمان خانههای پرمهر مردمان دنیاست قطار کوچولویی که توانست یک داستان کلاسیک از قطاری است که با وجود جثه ی کوچکش واگنهای پر از چیزهای شگفت انگیز را برای کودکان آن سوی کوه میبرد
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی هجری خورشیدی ا, شربیانی The story of a train filled with toys and gifts for little boys and girls that breaks down before reaching the children, After asking several passing trains for help over the hill, a little blue train agrees to help the stranded toys, Even though she is small, the blue train tries her best to bring the toys to the children on the other side of the hill, I never read this as a kid, of that I'm quite sure, I'd heard of it of course it's been around for overyears, after all! but now that I've read it, I know for sure I didn't read it or have it read to me as a child.
If I had, I would probably have enjoyed it more as an adult, even if just for the nostalgia, That tends to be the way it works, It's not that I think it's terrible or anything, it just doesn't hold my interest or appeal it's very much a story from the earlyth century or maybe even older, which makes it dated in a quaint way, but it's more the way it's written and how cutesy it is that makes me a reluctant reader.
A simple story, it's about a little train that is carrying lots of "good things for boys and girls" in the town over the mountain, These include toy animals and dolls and even "the funniest toy clown you ever saw, " And there are cars full of puzzles, toy engines, books and "every kind of thing boys or girls could want, " And there are cars full of good things for boys and girls to eat and drink, The engine "puffed along merrily" until "all of a sudden she stopped with a jerk, She simply could not go another inch, She tried and tried, but her wheels would not turn, "
The toys get out and try to help, They wave down passing train engines to ask them to pull their train over the mountain, but the first one, a shiny new engine, is too important and posh for such work.
The second was a big strong engine, but he was a freight engine that had just pulled a big load of machines over the mountain and was too important to "pull the likes of you!" The third was an old, rusty engine that said he was too tired to pull "even so little a train as yours over the mountain.
I can not. I can not. I can not. "
The fourth train engine was a very little engine, but she was kind and decided to try, And as she puffed and chugged and slowly got the train moving, she chanted to herself, "I think I can I think I can I think I can, . . "
It is a very sweet story indeed, full of positive messages be kind, considerate and helpful to others, you don't know what you can or can't do until you try, cooperation etc.
. It was rather interesting to me, the cynical adult wary of stereotypes, that the first three engines were all portrayed as male, while the little blue engine that agreed to help them was female.
The illustrations, also from the originalpublication, match it well, I've found that the kidsyears old now have a little trouble seeing the two illustrations, one on each page, as one long panoramic picture, Also, the pictures don't always match the text, which seems to have trouble keeping up with the illustrations, The repetitions in the text get a bit annoying for the adult reader all the good boys and girls over the mountain, but of course the children like them, I was rather tickled to hear my twoyearold this was before his birthday, actually, saying "I think I can I think I can" not that he knows what it means, really, but it's always nice to hear a complete sentence!
"Watty Piper" is actually a pseudonym for the Platt amp Munk Publishing house, which is a division of Grosset amp Dunlap, which is a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.
Phew! It's a retelling of Mabel C Bragg's The Pony Engine, which I've never heard of before but I can imagine it must be something similar still in print.
I got the hardback but I'm now wishing I had got the board book version same publisher, as the toddlers are quite into this and have already ripped out one of the pages twice.
Just saw this in a friend's books read list and so many positive memories flooded my mind!
I must have read this or had it read to mex when I was growing up.
I loved it. What a great story of perseverance, So important for kids to learn,
Wonderful. One of my alltime favorite books as a kid, I don't even have to tell you how many times in my life that "I think I can, I think I can" became "I know I can, I know I can" and this was of immense help to overcome challenges.
Absolutely mustread to kids and grandkids! The first book I can remember that was read to me that was both moral and inspirational, this bookbrought me to tears, . . THIS DESERVES A MEDAL!
Now I have a bit of a confession to make: I actually was introduced to this classic childrens story through an animated special that premiered on TV way back in the earlys and I have only just recently decided to pick up the book that the animated special was based off of.
“The Little Engine that Could” by Watty Piper along with artwork by George and Doris Hauman is truly a cute classic that children will read for years to come!
The story starts off with a little train carrying good things for the little boys and girls on the other side of the mountain such as teddy bears, dolls, books for the children to play with.
The little train also carried good food for the children to eat such as apples, oranges, milk and peppermint drops, Just as the little train was heading towards the mountains with all of these good things for the little boys and girls, it suddenly stopped on the train tracks and it could not budge.
The toys then began to lament this predicament and they tried to receive help from various trains that stopped by, Unfortunately, none of the trains wanted anything to do with taking the toys to the other side of the mountain and they just left the toys on the side of the tracks.
Finally, a little blue engine came along and
Will the little blue engine help the toys get to their destination and will the toys make it over the mountain in time to give the little girls and boys their gifts
Read this book to find out!
Watty Piper which is actually a pseudonym for the Platt amp Munk Publishing House had done an excellent job at writing this cute little story as it details the importance of perseverance through the actions of the little blue engine as she tries to get the toys to their destination despite being so small.
I like the fact that this story teaches children about the importance of never giving up in the face of a difficult situation and that they just need to do the best they can when they are dealing with situations that might be impossible for them.
I also like the idea about the story being mainly about the toys and the train trying to get to the other side of the mountain to deliver toys and food to the little boys and girls since it reminds me a bit of how Santa Claus usually has to deliver toys and goodies to many children of the world, except in this case, this story does not take place during Christmas.
George and Doris Haumans artwork is truly adorable to look at as all the toys are so cute to look at and I especially loved the image of the little engine herself as she is colored in blue, which is quite a unique color for a train, and she constantly has a smile on her face that makes me root for her.
The reason why I gave this book a fourstar rating is because I felt that the pacing for this story was a bit slow and I wished that they trimmed off a bit of the toys conversations with the trains in order to get to the main point of the story.
Overall, “The Little Engine that Could” is a cute story about the importance of perseverance in the face of hardship that children will easily relate to! I would recommend this book to children ages three and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
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Seriously! How is it possible that this delightful, inspirational tale is NINETY years old!! Well, it is and to celebrate there is a brand new edition just waiting to be read and added to your library!
Everyone knows the story of the little engine, right I think I can.
I think I can. and soon she absolutely could! By far this was my favorite story as a child, I was small and so often there were things I was told I was “too little” to do, This engine became my hero, her mantra became mine, When I was a Weight Watchers group leader the members in my group used it as their mantra as well, If you think you can, you will do!
The text in this updated version is the same heart felt prose we always adored but the illustrations are new and absolutely gorgeous.
They will make you fall in love with them!
This anniversary edition features the original text, allnew reimagined artwork and an introduction from Caldecott Medalwinner Dan Santat and a special letter from Dolly Parton, awardwinning singersongwriter and founder of Dolly Partons Imagination Library.
Every child and adult alike should have a copy of this inspiring tale on their shelves to read when selfdoubt rears its head, Its perfection. One of my favorites when I was a little girl, This is one of the first books I remember having read to me, It was my favorite book by the time I was, For years I gave it as a gift to every new baby and every young child who didnt yet have it, A well deserved classic. Whilst we're embarking on theChildren's Books there's obviously going to be a slight haziness
as to if I'd read the titles featured in the opening section Agesduring 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, we definitely think we can do all of them, I rated this book a "" because it is a classic book with such a great message to children, Both little boys and girls can enjoy this book and appreciate the message in it,
This story is about a train carrying goods for children but it breaks down and is unable to get the goods to the children, The train asks several trains that pass by for help, but they all decline for various reasons, Eventually a little engine helps although she thinks she is not strong enough to pull the train over the mountain because she has never done anything like this before, She chants "I think I can, I think I can," and she succeeds,
The "message" in this book is priceless and timeless, Children always need to hear they are able to succeed, no matter how unlikely it may be, Too often children are told what they cannot do, rather than be told they can succeed if they just continue to try,
I will definitely read this book in my classroom, It would be great for a PreK to grade one class, .