Gertrude Crampton; Tibor Gergely
Little Golden Book: Tootle (Hardcover)
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4.25 out of 5stars
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Most helpful positive review
5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
03/29/2007
A Little Golden Book, ...
A Little Golden Book, one of the cutest stories ever about following rules, staying in boundaries, etc.
MrsLee
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4.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
04/15/2007
A classic from not onl...
A classic from not only my daughter's childhood, but my own as well. My daddy was a railroad man, and this is one of the earliest books I remember. Tootle goes to Little Locomotive School and must learn to Stay on the Rails, No Matter What.
MerryMary
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4.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser06/13/2014This story is a bit st...This story is a bit strange. All the baby trains must take classes, the most important of which is Staying on the Rails No Matter What. Any child who knows anything about trains could infer why this is important, but then going off the rails is treated in the story as something that Tootle can do at will, with no danger to himself or anyone else, and thus this important rule is minimised because the lesson becomes not "follow the rules because they exist for your protection," but "follow the rules because you are told to." Children might still like that Tootle's teachers correct him implicitly by tricking him into going back on the tracks rather than just getting mad and telling him what to do. The pictures are imaginative and children might learn something they don't know about trains, but there's just something slightly off about the message.quaintlittlehead
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4.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser03/01/2008Im told I adored this...I'm told I adored this book as a toddler. The text is somewhat wordy for most very young children, but the illustrations are colorful and it's a book about trains, dammit! Some kids *love* trains. (Thanks, Thomas.) Tootle is a little locomotive in training at the station to become a big locomotive with a grown-up job. The cardinal rule if he hopes to become an Express Flyer: Stay On The Tracks No Matter What. But then he discovers butterflies and buttercups....littlepiece
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4.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser04/15/2007A classic from not onl...A classic from not only my daughter's childhood, but my own as well. My daddy was a railroad man, and this is one of the earliest books I remember. Tootle goes to Little Locomotive School and must learn to Stay on the Rails, No Matter What.MerryMary
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser03/29/2007A Little Golden Book, ...A Little Golden Book, one of the cutest stories ever about following rules, staying in boundaries, etc.MrsLee