Inside Freight Train

Donald Crews. HarperFestival, $9.99 (12pp) ISBN 978-0-688-17087-5

In Donald Crews's Inside Freight Train, a board book based on the Caldecott Honor book Freight Train, children can slide open the doors of each train car. Inside, the pages explain what usually travels on a freight train, ""like toys and books,/... / apples and peaches and pears/ cold and fresh."" This twist on an old favorite is sure to be a hit. ( Mar.)

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