The Little Engine That Could: Loren Long Edition -- Watty Piper, Hardcover

THE ALL-TIME CLASSIC, RE-ILLUSTRATED BY THE CREATOR OF OTIS

Everyone loves The Little Engine That Could, that classic tale of the determined little engine that, despite its size, triumphantly pulls a train full of toys to the waiting children on the other side of a mountain.

Now the great Loren Long (Otis; Of Thee I Sing) has brilliantly re-illustrated this classic story, bringing it exuberantly to life for today's child. Get on board for the publishing event of the year.

Author: Watty Piper
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 09/27/2005
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 12.23h x 9.94w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780399244674
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 5477 / Little Engine That Could


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/22/2005 pg. 62
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2005 pg. 920
Ingram Children's Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 46
School Library Journal 09/01/2005 pg. 184
Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 40
Booklist 09/01/2005 pg. 145
Kirkus Best Children's Books 12/01/2005 pg. 16
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 12 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

About the Author
Loren Long has putt puff puttedy chuffed his way all over the bestseller lists with such titles as Otis, Otis and the Tornado, Otis and the Puppy, An Otis Christmas, Drummer Boy, Toy Boat by Randall de Sève, and Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna. He's also had the opportunity to modernize the classic The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper and had the distinct honor of illustrating Of Thee I Sing by President Barack Obama.

A graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Loren lives in Ohio with his wife, Tracy, and their two sons.