In this special version of the Caldecott Honor classic, little hands
can slide the doors to reveal the contents of each car, from apples,
peaches, and pears in the refrigerated car all the way to caboose--which
opens to show the train crew!
In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews
evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train.
This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a
child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she
has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train.
Donald Crews used childhood memories of trains seen during his travels
to his grandparents' farm in the American South as the inspiration for
this timeless favorite.
Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box
car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train.