Color Train, Color Train!

by Martin Kelly, Fernando Luiz (Illustrator)

All aboard the color train! Take a ride on a series of magical ribbons and end with a dramatic pop-up surprise! A remarkable, innovative format provides toddlers a thrilling ride, filled with dozens of point-and-say objects of all the primary and secondary colors. A cheerful engineer guides kids on a magical train whose cars appear amazingly one-by-one on every spread, then disappears into a long black tunnel, only to spring to life in a spectacular 3D finale. An ultra-sturdy binding, high-quality full-color printed ribbons, and an unexpected ending makes this the perfect example of a play-and-learn book. Ages 2 to 4.

Genres: Trains, Picture Books

24 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

[Marmee Zen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is laced with black and white ribbons that each have a colored train car corresponding to the color of the items pictured on that page. As you open each new page, a new ribbon is revealed and that car lines up with the previous ribbon's car until you have a whole train. Near the end of the book the rainbow of colors is presented in a surprise turn that may appeal to both visual and kinetic learners.

The pages are challenging to turn for little ones. I find it is easiest to partially close the book between pages so the ribbons slide smoothly. However, between the bright colors and the novel presentation, my 2 y.o. and 3.5 y.o. children really enjoy this book.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this book because it devotes entire pages to the color. My students tend to get distracted by the ribbon and want to play with the ribbons. Some of the pictures were above their level.