Katy caboose doesnt like her life at the back of the train. Stuck with clouds of billowing smoke from the engine and a bumpy, jolting ride, she lon...
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Jul 20, 2008
booklady
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My oldest daughter loved trains when she was little; one of her first words was 'choo choo'. She received this book from her paternal grandparents as a Christmas gift when she was three and I read it to her so many times she had it memorized. I'm not saying it's for everyone or that it's great literature, but if you have any die-hard train fans out there--especially if they are little girls--this might be the book for them. It's about a little caboose named Katy and she has a hankering to be
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Jul 13, 2011
Jennifer
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I loved this book as a child. It was one my grandmother kept at her house and read to me often when I visited. It was a thoroughly appealing story with a lot of action and an adventurous sense of excitement.
Now, though, I find myself feeling a touch awkward about the clear subtext that Katy's daydreaming about a different life and aspiring to get a better view that the one from the end of the train is subversive and fraught with danger. Good little cabooses would never be so foolish.
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Now, though, I find myself feeling a touch awkward about the clear subtext that Katy's daydreaming about a different life and aspiring to get a better view that the one from the end of the train is subversive and fraught with danger. Good little cabooses would never be so foolish.
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May 25, 2011
Nathan
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Feb 24, 2010
Ronyell
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“The Caboose Who Got Loose” is a great story from the creative mind of Bill Peet about a small caboose named Katy who wants to escape her life as a caboose and live happily in a peaceful place. “The Caboose Who Got Loose” may be a bit tedious for some children, but it is still a cute little story nonetheless.
Bill Peet’s story about a caboose who wants to live a peaceful life in the countryside is a great tale for many children. Children will feel for Katy’s sadness at being a mere More...
Bill Peet’s story about a caboose who wants to live a peaceful life in the countryside is a great tale for many children. Children will feel for Katy’s sadness at being a mere More...
Aug 31, 2008
Relyn
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I try to read a story to my class each morning in addition to our regular afternoon read aloud. Some days we have time. Some days we don't. This book has adorable illustrations by the author. The book feels a lot like The Little House</I. by Virginia Lee Burton. This was a fun story and a very successful read aloud. The class loved it. I also loved it because I was able to use it for a character education lesson. We talked about attitude and how changing the way you look at a situatio
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Dec 14, 2011
Wendy
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I thaught this was a pretty good book, however it never held my sons attention. Several times we started it and he always wandered off half to three quarters of the way thru. I on the other hand did finish it. We passed it off to another child and hopefully they will have better luck.
May 16, 2009
Tricia
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One of the books that is more fun to read the more you read it. Caboose has big dreams of life out from behind the train. Will fate intervene and make these dreams a reality? Adorable illustrations give the caboose a personality all its own.
Jan 01, 2009
Elizabeth
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This is such a cute little book! Any child who likes trains will like it. My little man loves this book, and it's even more special because we have the copy that his daddy had as a child.
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Mar 03, 2011
Pattyb
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I love Bill Peet books - the rhyming, the illustrations, the message. This poor caboose dreams of living a quiet life, and his wish comes true.
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Jan 16, 2011
Andi
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Oh, what a cute little story about Katy the Caboose. Just picked this up for the kids and we all love it.
Jul 12, 2009
Sean
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Good read...that is ok to read over and over and over again...as is proven every night so far this month.
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Jun 05, 2008
Maria
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I loved Bill Peet as a child. I never had very many of his books because I read most of them at my school's library. Of the ones I read, this one was not my favorite. It's an innocuous story about a caboose who wants more. I think pretty much every element has been done before and done better. Then again, I worry that my perception changes based on the order that I read things. This book is probably interchangeable with The Little House but I reviewed that one more favorably because I revi
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Jul 08, 2011
Tara
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This book was long and boring...even for me. But the rhyming in it was cute.
Nov 24, 2007
Rayni
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I know I didn't read a Snuggle & Read Story Book, but I remember reading this. I loved that Katie finally got her wish of being free of the train. I always wanted to live out in the forest.
Jul 19, 2008
Skylar
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This just isn't very well written from a literary standpoint. It lost my daughter's interest within pages. The pictures intrigued her enough to ask questions, however.
Oct 23, 2008
Frank
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Frank loved this one. I think we read it at least once per day for the duration it was checked out. A great story for any kid who is into trains.
Mar 04, 2008
Elizabeth
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This is one of my all time favorites that no one has ever heard of. It was one of those that we checked out so many times we finally had to buy it.
Jan 10, 2010
If you dream long enough the dreams might come true. Very nicely illustrated book.
