false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178714858m/824204.jpg 824204 30 The unknowing progenitor of a whole generation of self-help books, Wally Piper's <I>The Little Engine That Could</I> is one of the greatest tales of motivation and the power of positive thinking ever told. In this well-loved classic, a little train carrying oodles of toys to all of the good boys and girls is confronted with a towering, seemingly impassable mountain. As nicely as they ask, the toys cannot convince the Shiny New Engine or the Big Strong Engine--far too impressed with themselves--to say anything but "I can not. I can not." It is left up to the Little Blue Engine to overcome insurmountable odds and pull the train to the other side. <I>The Little Engine That Could</I> is an entertaining and inspirational favorite, and the Little Blue Engine's rallying mantra "I think I can--I think I can" will resonate for a lifetime in the head of every child who hears it. <I>(Ages 4 to 8)</I>) 258562 1930 The Little Engine That Could: Original Classic Edition total:2904|5:1281|4:827|3:619|2:133|1:44| 2904 11880 3272 169 5 2 false false Fri Jun 06 08:34:39 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 07:13:13 -0700 2008 5 2 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 22 18:20:18 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 18:21:08 -0700 2008 10000000000000 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1984 Tue Jul 17 21:07:03 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 19:22:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1984 Wed Mar 07 07:02:37 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 07 07:09:52 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 16:53:29 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 16:53:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Thu Jan 29 09:16:12 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 09:16:12 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 16:34:46 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 16:34:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 22 02:17:22 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 11 21:15:28 -0800 2009
A few things irritated me about this book:
1. Watty Piper never existed - it is simply a pseudonym for the publishing company Platt & Munk (now part of Penguin).
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Illustrated by Loren Long
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