Smokey
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.51 (535 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0395349249 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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T. Hammer said A "Must-Have" for Children. Smokey is one of my two all-time favorite books from childhood (the other is Dr. Seuss' now hard-to-find "The King Who Wore Stilts"). My son loves it, too. Bill Peet's adoration of trains is certainly evident in this loving tale about a little switching engine who changes tracks in life. Its a great tale for adults, too.We have quite a library of Bill Peet books, and . "Great Story for Train Lovers of All Ages" according to Tracey. We first gave this book to our Great Story for Train Lovers of All Ages Tracey We first gave this book to our 4-yr-old in 1984. It has been a favorite of every child since and we need a new copy! Poor Smokey, afraid of being relegated to the junkyard decides to escape the dreary day-to-day activities of a switch engine. Mr. Peet fully utilizes his poetic genius while describing the escape. Smokey eventually is returned to the train yard with a d. -yr-old in 198Great Story for Train Lovers of All Ages Tracey We first gave this book to our 4-yr-old in 1984. It has been a favorite of every child since and we need a new copy! Poor Smokey, afraid of being relegated to the junkyard decides to escape the dreary day-to-day activities of a switch engine. Mr. Peet fully utilizes his poetic genius while describing the escape. Smokey eventually is returned to the train yard with a d. . It has been a favorite of every child since and we need a new copy! Poor Smokey, afraid of being relegated to the junkyard decides to escape the dreary day-to-day activities of a switch engine. Mr. Peet fully utilizes his poetic genius while describing the escape. Smokey eventually is returned to the train yard with a d. Christopher Kennedy said Excellent Read Out Loud Book. This was the first Bill Peet book I bought for my oldest boy, now "Excellent Read Out Loud Book" according to Christopher Kennedy. This was the first Bill Peet book I bought for my oldest boy, now 2Excellent Read Out Loud Book Christopher Kennedy This was the first Bill Peet book I bought for my oldest boy, now 24. They didn't have the audio version then so I created my own and sent it with the book to him in England to listen to. He listened almost every night according to my irate ex wife! Now I'm reading it to my second son and it's one of his favorites too amongst all of Bill Peet's books. I am now a narra. . They didn't have the audio version then so I created my own and sent it with the book to him in England to listen to. He listened almost every night according to my irate ex wife! Now I'm reading it to my second son and it's one of his favorites too amongst all of Bill Peet's books. I am now a narra. Excellent Read Out Loud Book Christopher Kennedy This was the first Bill Peet book I bought for my oldest boy, now 24. They didn't have the audio version then so I created my own and sent it with the book to him in England to listen to. He listened almost every night according to my irate ex wife! Now I'm reading it to my second son and it's one of his favorites too amongst all of Bill Peet's books. I am now a narra. . They didn't have the audio version then so I created my own and sent it with the book to him in England to listen to. He listened almost every night according to my irate ex wife! Now I'm reading it to my second son and it's one of his favorites too amongst all of Bill Peet's books. I am now a narra
Progress forces Smokey the switch engine out of a job until he discovers a new way to help people.
"Told in such excellent, free-swinging verse and illustrated with such vigorous and funny pictures that it outranks most of its predecessors." Horn Book"Told in such excellent, free-swinging verse and illustrated with such vigorous and funny pictures that it outranks most of its predecessors." Horn Book Guide