Frank Carlson Library

Celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Little Engine That Could with this all-time classic reillustrated by Caldecott Award-winning artist Dan Santat! The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls...

A boy traces the development of railroad engines from coal to steam to diesel as he recounts his family's experience of driving trains over the years.

Illustrations and simple text describe different kinds of trains and the work they do.

Engine is looking for Passenger Car, and all his other car friends.

Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.

"'Dear Uncle Herbert, You€ve never met me, but I€m your niece Kate, and since it is my birthday tomorrow and you are super-rich could you please send me a present?' Kate and her younger brother Tom lead dull, uninteresting lives. And if their dull, uninteresting parents are anything to go by, they don€t have much to look forward to. Why can€t Kate have thrilling adventures and save the world the way people do in books? Even her 11th birthday...

Loco for locomotives? Get your ticket ready - here is everything you need to know about finding, keeping and training your very own pet train. Finding advice on caring for a dog, a cat, a fish, or even a dinosaur is easy. But what if somebody's taste in pets runs to the more mechanical kind? What about those who like cogs and gears more than feathers and fur? People who prefer the call of a train whistle to the squeal of a guinea pig? Or maybe dream...

Brewster and Wilson use hopper cars to bring rocks down from the top of the mountain, but Brewster does not listen to Dunbar's warnings and drives dangerously fast down the mountain.

Little Blue Engine rescues his best friend, the toy clown, from a runaway engine.