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  • Published: 7 March 2013
  • ISBN: 9781446451144
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

The Little Red Train: Great Big Train




A classic Little Red Train story - now available as an ebook

When a lorry driver scoffs at the Little Red Train for looking old and useless, Duffy is quite upset. But the Little Red Train soon proves its worth when terrible traffic, breakdowns and faulty lights stop the lorries being able to deliver. And the Little Red Train doesn't look quite so useless, or little, after all!

A classic Little Red Train story - now available as an ebook

  • Published: 7 March 2013
  • ISBN: 9781446451144
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

About the author

Benedict Blathwayt

Benedict Blathwayt lives in Somerset. He has written and illustrated fifteen titles for Random House, of which the Little Red Train series and Dinosaur Chase have become extremely popular. His wife is also an artist and he has two grown-up sons.

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Praise for The Little Red Train: Great Big Train

It is great to come across a book that will be enjoyed by the people it is intended for . . . There is so much charming detail to pore over

The School Librarian

Chuffing brilliant as ever, as the train might say

BBC Parenting

This is a lovely gentle story that has a familiar, traditional feel to it. The illustrations are very detailed and wonderfully busy . . . Each time I looked at the book, I found something new in every picture, and this will hold the attention of even young children

Eastern Daily Press

A triumphant tale chock full of delightful illustrations

The Good Book Guide

Readers can enjoy the meticulous illustrations of machines at work . . . There are also several different action rhymes to join in with

Nursery World