Two Little Trains
By Margaret Wise Brown
The Story
A streamlined train and a little old-fashioned train both chug their way West, puffing over mountains, through hills, and across rivers and plains.
Why It's Special
For the kid who points at every train that rumbles by, this is the rhythm and repetition that turns a bedtime page into a rolling, chugging ride.
- Big idea: Different trains, same journey — there's more than one way to get where you're going.
- Vibes: Rhythmic, soothing, and full of steady forward motion.
Perfect For Kids Who
- love things that go
- enjoy rhyming, repetitive sounds like puff puff puff and chug chug chug
- respond well to a gentle, steady story rhythm at bedtime
- like to spot the same characters journeying page after page
Ask Your Little Reader
- Story & noticing details: What's different about the streamlined train and the little old train?
- Imagination: If you were a train going West, what would you puff and chug past?
- Real-life connection: Have you ever ridden on or seen a real train? What sounds did it make?
- Language & sound play: Can you say puff puff puff and chug chug chug just like the trains?
