It's not a tidy, pat treatment of issues like children's anxieties or the value of accepting the consequences of your actions. Rather, it's a tale that provokes imagination-that taps into those fears and ideas without simplifying them.
It's an ancient Chinese folktale that has hooked legions of children, teachers, and parents to learn about the danger of having such an honorable name as Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo.
Market price: ¥ 178.00
MSL price: ¥ 168.00
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); Reissue edition
This is fun both in its text and gray crayon drawings. Mike Mulligan remains faithful to his steam shovel Mary Anne, against the threat of the new gas and diesel-engine contraptions, and digs his way to a surprising and happy ending.
It's not a tidy, pat treatment of issues like children's anxieties or the value of accepting the consequences of your actions. Rather, it's a tale that provokes imagination-that taps into those fears and ideas without simplifying them.
Market price: ¥ 88.00
MSL price: ¥ 78.00
Publisher: Puffin; Reissue; Open Market Ed edition
A real children classic illustrated in color with three modern fables in humorous pictures and verse: "Yertle the Turtle," "Gertrude McFuzz," and "The Big Brag."
An all-time classic and bestseller on motivation and the power of positive thinking. When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountain.