
Read on for my favorite train books for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students. These would work wonderfully for a train or transportation theme. Don’t forget to grab all the printables to go with your books!
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Nonfiction Train Books
A close-up view of trains with simple text and real-life images. Learn about the different kinds of trains and what the cars can transport.
Learn about trains and railroads with this touch-and-read board book. This is a great addition to your library, especially if you have young children ready to explore.
The text shares about how trains work, what they carry, and what their parts do.
There is a train for every letter of the alphabet! Travel around the world to explore all the trains with this fun, rhyming text.
A great book to show students all the kinds of trains in the locomotor world! This book is full of information, and your students are going to love it!
Fiction Train Books
Bright and bold illustrations will captivate students while they learn about several different kinds of vehicles.
Join these mischievous animals as they take a ride on a train. Will they make it in time to meet the children?
This little toy engine has lots to do today in the playroom. It works all day delivering freight in this rhyming book for little learners,
Read about this train’s trip with rhyming text and great illustrations. Your students will love to guess what is coming up next.
A very simple text with bold pictures; this is perfect for little learners! They can learn the names of the train cars while they see it roll on by, down the tracks.
Little Engine hears a noise and goes out to investigate. Will the midnight ride make Little Engine sleepy enough to go to bed?
Learn about all the train cars that this engine is pulling down the track. A simple text for beginning readers with fun illustrations will make this book a favorite.
A board book with rhyming text just right for young children during a train or transportation study.
From the same author as The Jacket I Wear in the Snow, this book has building text about the train and its cars.
Take a tour around town with the animals riding on the little red caboose.
Pete is going to visit grandma, and he is so excited! He gets to take the train, and the conductor gives him a special tour.
He is headed up the mountain to see a sick friend. On the way, he gathers gifts from other friends.
Is it safe to walk along the railroad tracks? Learn about railroad safety while reading this story about children taking a shortcut home.
Read about the animals loading the dream train cars with lots of fun things, such as ice cream, paint, and toys.
Santa is delivering a different kind of train on each of the 12 days of Christmas! A fun book for your train enthusiasts.
Hop on the goodnight train to drift off to sleep with magical thoughts like ice cream clouds and mermaids. Your students will love this fun tale!
Will the train make it to deliver the animals to the zoo in time? Little learners will love this cute story about perseverance and teamwork.
A simple book all about trains.
Two trains with a journey across the country. A steam train and an old locomotor are headed west on the tracks. Join them over the hills and down in the valleys as they travel the countryside.
Trains are such a fascinating item for students to learn about. I find that my students are always captivated by how they work, what they haul, and where they go. Don’t forget to grab all the printables to make it a whole study!
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For more of my favorite books, check out my themed Book List Blog Series that features themed book lists to accompany your lessons and activities! These are sure to keep your library shelves full! If there is a book list for a theme you need, just let us know so we can create it for you!
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