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Cars, Trucks, & Trains

2/12/2020

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I have a toddler son who LOVES anything and everything that moves & beeps or honks; this list of 15 picture books is dedicated to him, since these are the books he has exclusively requested at bedtime for about a year now. Think airplanes, trains, cars...VROOM! (Not included but coming soon will be a list of all our favorite construction books.)
I grouped the books below by trains, cars & trucks, & airplanes. Enjoy!

- A quick disclaimer: I am not sponsored by Amazon, but all the book links below are on Amazon.com simply because my server kept crashing with Barnes & Noble and Target. That being said, I'm sure you could find quite a few of these books at those stores.
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1. The Little Engine that Could
by: Watty Piper
www.amazon.com/Little-Engine-Could-Original-Classic/dp/0448405202/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11FSPYHBEQUGT&keywords=the+little+engine+that+could&qid=1581556298&s=books&sprefix=the+little+engine%2Cstripbooks%2C212&sr=1-1


2. How to Train a Train
by: Jason Carter Eaton
www.amazon.com/How-Train-Jason-Carter-Eaton/dp/0763663077/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=how+to+train+your+train&qid=1581558294&sr=8-2

​3. Trucker & Train
by: Hannah Stark
www.amazon.com/Trucker-Train-Hannah-Stark/dp/0544801814/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=trucker+and+train&qid=1581572432&sr=8-1

4. Steam Train, Dream Train
by: Sherri Duskey Rinker
(This cute one comes with sound book options also. See the link below! We also like Steam Train Dream Train COLORS.)

www.amazon.com/Steam-Train-Dream-Sound-Book/dp/1452128251/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1J4YPOCS8ECSW&keywords=steam+train+dream+train&qid=1581572615&sprefix=steam+train+dream%2Caps%2C-1&sr=8-6
5. Trains Run!
by: George Ella & Benn Lyon
www.amazon.com/Trains-Run-George-Ella-Lyon/dp/1481482025/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=trains+run&qid=1581572673&sr=8-1

6. If I Built a Car
by: Chris Van Dusen
www.amazon.com/Built-Car-Chris-Van-Dusen/dp/0142408255/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=If+I+built+a+car&qid=1581572815&sr=8-1

7. Little Blue Truck (the entire series is great! We love Little Blue Truck Leads the Way & the seasonal ones too!!)
by: Alice Schertle
www.amazon.com/Built-Car-Chris-Van-Dusen/dp/0142408255/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=If+I+built+a+car&qid=1581572815&sr=8-1

8. Little Fire Truck
by: Margery Cuyler
www.amazon.com/Little-Fire-Truck-Vehicles/dp/1627798056/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Little+fire+truck&qid=1581573140&s=books&sr=1-1

9. How to Track a Truck
by: Jason Carter Eaton
www.amazon.com/Track-Truck-Jason-Carter-Eaton/dp/0763680656/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?cv_ct_cx=how+to+track+your+truck&keywords=how+to+track+your+truck&pd_rd_i=0763680656&pd_rd_r=b505170d-76bf-4a5e-aed5-1904c2fa4a2f&pd_rd_w=ITk8p&pd_rd_wg=OBLTo&pf_rd_p=a6d018ad-f20b-46c9-8920-433972c7d9b7&pf_rd_r=Q13K2AYGW6YBGNJB8EBA&psc=1&qid=1583283999&s=books
10. “and the cars go...”
by: William Bee
www.amazon.com/Cars-Go-William-Bee/dp/0763665800/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=and+the+cars+go&qid=1583278484&s=books&sr=1-1
11.Vroom!
by: Barbara McClintock
www.amazon.com/Vroom-Barbara-McClintock/dp/162672217X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=vroom&qid=1581573376&s=books&sr=1-1

12.Elbow Grease
by: John Cena
www.amazon.com/Elbow-Grease-John-Cena/dp/1524773506/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=elbow+grease&qid=1581573423&s=books&sr=1-2

13. If I Built a Car
by: Chris Van Duesen 

www.amazon.com/Built-Car-Chris-Van-Dusen/dp/0142408255/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=if+I+built+a+car&qid=1583278559&s=books&sr=1-1
14. Violet the Pilot
by: Steve Breen
(I love that the protagonist of this story is a girl & she's very innovative in creating her own airplane & wanting to race it against other pilots as a young girl. She ends up doing something more important with her aircraft on the day of the race, however.)
www.amazon.com/Violet-Pilot-Steve-Breen/dp/0425288196/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=violet+the+pilot&qid=1581573484&s=books&sr=1-1
15.Little Smokey
by: Robert Neubecker
www.amazon.com/Little-Smokey-Robert-Neubecker/dp/1984851047/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=little+smokey&qid=1581548366&s=books&sr=1-1
16.Planes Fly
by: George Lyon
www.amazon.com/Planes-Fly-George-Ella-Lyon/dp/1442450258/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=planes+fly&qid=1581573513&s=books&sr=1-1
17.The Airport Book
by; Lisa Brown
www.amazon.com/Airport-Book-Lisa-Brown/dp/1626720916/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+airport+book&qid=1581573541&s=books&sr=1-1

18. Choo Choo
by: Virginia Lee Burton (same author of Mike Mulligan's Steam Shovel)
www.amazon.com/Choo-Virginia-Lee-Burton/dp/0395479428/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Choo+choo&qid=1582659947&sr=8-1 



**Bonus Book (mostly colorful pictures & less wordy): ABC's for Boys, by: Michael Kracht**

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