The Little Engine That Could
by Piper, Watty (Editor); Bragg, Mabel C.; Lenski, Lois L. (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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Synopsis
Everyone loves The Little Engine That Could, that classic tale of the determined little engine that, despite its size, triumphantly pulls a train full of toys to the waiting children on the other side of a mountain. The Little Engine that Could is an American fairytale that gained popularity and became a classic children’s book in 1930 when published by Platt & Munk under the pen name Watty Piper. An earlier version of the story was printed in the New York Tribune in 1906, and in the same year in a Sunday School publication Wellspring for Young People under the title “Thinking One Can.” The 1954 Platt & Munk version with illustrations by George and Doris Hauman is the best-known version of this book. -
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021132
- Title
- The Little Engine That Could
- Author
- Piper, Watty (Editor); Bragg, Mabel C.; Lenski, Lois L. (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Lenski, Lois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Platt & Munk Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- INSPIRATION MOTIVATION CHILDREN LESSONS MORAL TRAINS PERSEVERANCE EASY READER PICTURE BOOKS ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATORS LOIS LENSKI
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Transportation: Planes/Trains/Automobiles/Boats/Motorcycles/Bikes;
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