Donald Crews

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles. Clear bright illustrations show all the cars of a train bringing the reader the excitement of movement through day and night, country and city.

Children taking a shortcut by walking along a railroad track find excitement and danger when a train approaches.

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.

A family takes an enjoyable trip in their sailboat and watches the weather change throughout the day.

Whether the day is cloudy or sunny, it provides lots of opportunities for fun and entertainment.

The train rolls along slowly at first, slowly enough to count the cars, to name their colors, and identify their functions, until it starts to pick up speed.

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.

A cumulative verse describing how a sunflower in a garden blossoms and, with the help of the birds, spreads its seeds to create an entire patch of sunflowers.

Explains how the number one can refer to a single item, the two shoes in a pair, the seven days in a week, the twelve eggs in a dozen, all the trees in a forest, and much more.

Each month a child adds something to an empty box, including a red foil heart in February and toasted pumpkin seeds in October.