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32 pp.
| Whitman |
September, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8075-0271-6$16.99
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Illustrated by
Steve Lavis.
Mommies and daddies commute to work via train and return home to their children at the end of the day. The alliterative refrain of the cumulative rhymed text ("Chug-a-chug-a-choo-choo-choo") adds rhythm to the humdrum, if reassuring, plot. Cartoon illustrations depict animals in various professional duds (e.g., Nifty Newt in a business suit and Dolly Duck in truck repair garb).