Planes, Trains & Automobiles

This book has beautiful, clever illustrations and rhyming texts for each letter. I like that the selected trains are real -- sometimes they're generic, like an ore train for O; other times they're specific, like the Victoria Express in Vietnam for V. The last page offers a bit of extra info for each train.

My boys love this story about Big Frank and his shift at the fire hall.

This is a really fun concept. Nursery rhymes are re-imagined along vehicle themes. The results are a bit clunky at times, but young ones are still likely to enjoy the book. Kids would benefit from familiarity with Mother Goose's original rhymes as well; try a book like this or this.