The Caboose Who Got Loose
| Author | Bill Peet |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Railroad trains—Fiction |
| Genre | Children's book |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 9 September 1971 |
| Pages | 48 |
| ISBN | 9780395287156 |
| LC Class | PZ8.3.P2764 Cab 2008 |
The Caboose Who Got Loose is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Bill Peet.[1][2]
The Caboose Who Got Loose, published in 1971 by Houghton Mifflin, tells the story of Katy Caboose, a caboose who is tired of being dragged around at the end of the train by the Engine.[3] She dreams of being part of the beautiful sceneries she passes during her trips, but she cannot because she is always on the move. One day, when the engine is pulling the train up a steep mountain grade, the caboose is jolted loose from the train and flies back down the track towards a turn. Upon arriving at the turn, she has too much speed and she flies into the air off the track. Luckily she gets wedged between two trees, and she spends the rest of her days happy living in a beautiful place.
A paperback edition was published on 22 January 1980 by Sandpiper (an imprint of Houghton Mifflin).[4] A combination paperback and compact disc recording of several readings of the book was released on 18 March 2008 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.[5] The book received a rating of 4.07 out of 5 stars at Goodreads,[6] a 4 out of 4 stars rating at LibraryThing,[7] and a 4.9 out of 5 star rating at Amazon.com.[8] In a review for The Christian Science Monitor Guernsey Le Pelley wrote that "Bill Peet rides full throttle with a happy story and his beautiful, incredible crayon pictures."[9]
References
- ↑ Art Institute of Chicago Presents: The Bill Peet Storybook Menagerie. Online. August 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink 2010294151". Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ↑ "The Caboose who got Loose". Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ "The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet". Shelfari. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ "The Caboose Who Got Loose Book & CD". Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ "The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ "The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet". LibraryThing. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ "The Caboose Who Got Loose (Book and CD): Bill Peet: 9780618959792: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ↑ Le Pelley, Guernsey (11 November 1971). "For the screamy younger set". The Christian Science Monitor.