This book list was compiled by Matthew, a passionate train enthusiast and the 9-year-old son of Kids' Book Review Managing Editor, Susan Whelan
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The Peter's Railway books are full of adventure and they also have technical information about how trains and railways work.
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This is another great train adventure story. It is a good book to read in winter and at Christmas.
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Toyland Express (Can You See What I See?) by Walter Wick, Cartwheel Books, $19.99, 9780545244831
This is a fun book for people who like trains and books where you have to spot different things in the pictures.
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Ocean Star Express by Mark Haddon and Peter Sutton, HarperCollins, $14.95, 9780007826902
This book is a good story about model trains and using your imagination.
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Puzzle Train (Usborne Young Puzzles) by Susannah Leigh and Brenda Haw, Usborne, $16.99, 9781409516897
This is a great train puzzle book for young kids.
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Legendary Journeys: Trains by Philip Steele, Sebastian Quigley and Nicholas Forder, Walker Books, $39.95, 9781921720048
This book has pull-out sections and lots of interesting information about trains.
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Trains: A Pop-up Railway Book by Robert Crowther, Walker Books, $29.95, 9780744596564
Thomas and the Blackout (Thomas & Friends), based on the Railway series by Rev. W Awdry, Egmont UK, 9781405241717
This is a great book for little kids who like Thomas the Tank Engine. You can use Harold's search light to find things in the pictures.