Here are some rolling, zooming, putt-putting storybooks for young kids. Also see our Things That Go! list of suggestions for babies, full of transportation-themed board books.
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Alphabet Boats
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Alphabet Trains
View on AmazonThis 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.
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Alphabet Trucks
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Big Frank’s Fire Truck
View on AmazonMy boys love this story about Big Frank and his shift at the fire hall.
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Katy and the Big Snow
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Maybelle the Cable Car
View on AmazonA story about a San Francisco cable car, by the author of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and The Little House.
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
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Motor Goose: Rhymes that Go!
View on AmazonThis 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.
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Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
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Steam Train, Dream Train
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The Truck Book
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Thomas & Friends Story Time Collection
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Trashy Town
View on AmazonMy boys love the pattern and rhythm of this story. And what does Mr. Gilly do after a long day cleaning up the town with his garbage truck? He takes a bath, of course!