Today is National Train Day!
Lindsay Munroe released a catchy music video for "Little Red Caboose"
The Song is featured on Lindsay's newly released album I Am Kind.)
Playtime Playlist was the first to share it this morning, saying that Raffi's harmonies add "a little extra flavour" to the song.
Motherhood Moment suggests it for "Fun Freetime."
Indeed, this is a classic children's song, instantly appealing to wee kids who love trains
Lindsay posted an activity guide for the song on her site: https://www.lindsaymunroemusic.com/activity-pages
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Fantastic Train Stories for Locomotive Lovers
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Choo, choo! If you have a train-obsessed child in your life, then you need to know about these terrific train books for kids, all recommended by educators.
1.Trainstop by Barbara Lehman
In this wordless picture book, a young girl and her parents go on an unexpected adventure when they board a train that travels both above ground and in the subway.
2. How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton
How to Train a Train offers a fantastical exploration of how to care for a train, which locomotive lovers will discover isn’t that much different from caring for a pet.
3. Steam, Smoke and Steel: Back in Time with Trains by Patrick O’Brien
A young boy dreams of becoming a train operator like his father, grandfather, great grandmother and other family members. While tracing the history of his family members’ work with trains, readers will learn about the history and development of locomotives.
4. Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing! by Patricia Hubbell
Trains provides young readers with a humorous look at the various types of trains.
5. Subway by Christoph Niemann
In this ode to New York City’s transportation system, a father and two sons explore the simple joys of riding the train and all they see and hear on their journey.
6. My Subway Ride by Paul Dubois Jacobs
My Subway Ride chronicles every facet of what New York City train riders see, hear and experience on any given day on any train.
7. Subway by Anastasia Suen
A mother and daughter explore the lively sights and sounds of the New York City subway.
8. Subway Story by Julie Sarcone-Roach
Jessie, the New York City train has carried many passengers near and far beginning in the 1960s. As Jessie has gotten older, newer more modern trains have taken over the tracks. Based on the true story of 1960s era train cars, readers will be surprised to learn how the trains were used after their retirement.
9. Subway Ride by Heather Lynn Miller
This imaginative story takes young readers on a journey around the world via the subway systems in ten major cities.
10. Count on the Subway by Paul Dubois Jacobs
Counting from one to ten, a mother and daughter acknowledge everything they encounter on their New York City subway ride.
11. The Secret Subway by Shana Corey
The Secret Subway shares the story of Alfred Ely Beach’s idea to create New York City’s first subway system in the late 1800s.
12. Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker
This fantastical bedtime story for train lovers features animal crews, cargo and illustrative text meant to send young story lovers off to a happy slumber.
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