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The Little Engine That Could: A Book with Wheels
Series: The Little Engine That Could
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The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls a train...
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Description
The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls a train full of wonderful things to the children waiting on the other side of a mountain.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798217142552
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Board book
Date Published: 07 April 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jill Howarth
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 254.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 142g
Pages: 26
About the Author
Watty Piper was a pen name of Arnold Munk, an owner of the publishing firm Platt & Munk. Arnold Munk used the name Watty Piper as both an author of children's books and as the editor of many of the books that Platt & Munk published.
Born in a sleepy little town in the hills of Pennsylvania, Jill Howarth always knew she wanted to be an artist. Upon graduating from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in graphic design, she entered the corporate design world. As a senior designer and then art director at Hasbro Toys, she occasionally embellished collateral and product packaging with fun little drawings. More requests for these illustrations came her way and before she knew it, she was doing more drawing and less layout design. After leaving corporate life to start a family, she began freelancing. She lives just west of Boston, with her husband, three teenagers and a crazy, lazy dog.
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