Central Kansas Library System

A journey on a train provides excitement, nice scenery, and pleasant anticipation.

Thomas the tank engine has a race with another train, one pulled by an engine larger than he is.

"A little boy climbs into bed with a book and starts counting the train cars in it, between the engine and caboose. 'Ten sleepy cars going clickety-clack,' reads the refrain. But as the boy counts cars and gets sleepier and sleepier, his room looks more and more like one of the train cars from his book--the sleeping car, of course!"--Amazon.com.