I liked a majority of “ABC Train.” However, I found the busyness of the illustrations and font blended together, making the book difficult to read. I did enjoy the illustrations, but would have appreciated a clearer way to read the book. (And the letter “X” stood for “xenophobe” in my book. It was a little bit of a curve ball, but it explained what it meant, so that helped.)

This book is written in rhyme with very good cadence. Kids get to travel from letters A-Z aboard the ABC train.

"A is for automobile
Zooming through the town.

B is for backup,
A big Slowdown." ... the train starts chugging... and the passengers are on their way.

The train slows down for places that kids will love such as a candy factory, Ice Cream land, a ride on a rollercoaster, inside a bat cave, and the kids are privy to a rare spotting of a yeti and zither player just to name a few.

The book is interactive as some pages you turn sideways to read and one is completely upside-down. What fun! The cartoonish- illustrations are colourful and full of detail and action.
My only problem with the book is the text is so small, written all in upper-case letters and very hard to read. It makes a very difficult read for me (the adult) and almost impossible for a child to do so.

This short and cute ABC book was a fun one to read. Not only do children get to learn new words, but there are vibrant and fun illustrations throughout its pages.

I do have a few concerns in regards to this book. Some of the vocabulary are a bit advanced for toddlers. Such as "jubilation", "pachydrem" ( I had to look this one up), "quadrillion" (another one I had to look up), and others. I would advise parents and/or teachers, if you are going to read this book to a child, make sure you look up the definition and/or pronunciation of these words. Another aspect that is concerning is the shape of the actual alphabet. Though very cute, some of the letters have a shape within them. Such as the letter "O" has a little diamond in the middle. This may confuse Kindergartners in how to properly shape letters. Lastly, I did feel that the words describing each letter were rather small and hard to see. The words were somewhat lost within the bright and colorful pictures.

Overall, it was a cute read, but needs a bit of tweaking if I were to use it with children.

It has a combination of new and old names with bright and colorful illustrations. If the text size is a little bigger, it will be better

A typical abc books that looks for new words to put in it’s mix. The illustrations are amazing, colorful, and fun. They try to bandage the story together, the the title is the knife cutting things apart. The title is ABC Train. While there are trains in the picture, there are none in the story. The two don’t go together. Thank goodness for the artist. The illustrations are what will keep this book of the recycling heap.

As you would expect from the title, this is in standard “A is for—” format, with the first page being “automobile” and “backup,” as in traffic jam. There’s two letters for each page, and they rhyme, which works well. The story is held together by the presence of the train, which rides from one land to another, entertaining the kids on board.
Some pages go sideways, but the worst is the one with the bats, with the lettering completely upside down. I’m usually pretty good at reading that way, but it was impossible to make this one out without giving up—sigh—and turning it over.
Painted in early 90s TV cartoon style, with a lot of edges.

I really enjoyed ABC Train. It was a creative approach to teaching the alphabet and engaging the reader. I am sure it will quickly become a child's favorite.

cute way to go through the alphabet with kids, would make a great gift!

Gorgeously illustrated adventure through the alphabet with multiple words for most letters. Highly recommend.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing this ebook for review.

I really got into this book more than I usually do with ABC books. First of all, I loved the old-fashioned style illustrations. But mostly what I liked were what the letters represented. This wasn't the usual a-is-for-apple, b-is-for-ball list. I was really astounded by the word for x. There's no reason why the kids can't learn it and it actually starts with x, so you don't get to x and all they've found is a word with an x in it.

Loved reading this to my son and he loved it just as much as i did. Great book to read

This was a cute book full of colorful pictures and fun rhyming, but some of the text was either difficult to read due to placement/coloring and there were quite a few words that would be difficult for younger kids. I had expected the book to be more about trains but truly it was a mishmash of different items.

My grandson loves trains and he knows his alphabet so I thought he would love this book. He did not. the train is in the background of all the illustrations but it is really not an integral part of the text. There were some problems with the text as well. Some of it was very difficult to read and I actually had to search for it. You had to turn the book (laptop) around in some parts to read which made it a bit awkward, but not so much if you had an actual book. the language choice is far older than the target audience. I liked that the vocabulary was a bit challenging but try to explain elation or jubilation to a 4 year old. The illustrations were amazing though. They had so much going on that we talked a lot about them and found lots of things on each page. The rhyming was good and had a good cadence as well.

This alphabet book takes you from the big city to new lands, some imagined and some real. Toddler to Preschool age children will love the dinosaurs, giant ice cream cones, monkeys, spaceships, and more!

I appreciated that many of the words associated with their letter were not your standard "apple, bear, cow, etc." Occasionally, more advanced words pop up like elation and jubilation which will help expose young kids to a wider vocabulary.

The colorful pictures are mesmerizing and are sure to capture the heart of kids everywhere who love trains. There are places you need to turn the book in order to read the letters/see the pictures, but that makes it interactive. and helps you teach the alphabet. The alphabet is told in a cute rhyming cadence, although the font for the lettering is a little difficult for an adult to read and for a child to recognize. This is a fun book, that I would love to read to my child, grandchild or storytime. Perfect for libraries, preschools, school libraries, and for gift giving for your favorite train loving child.

Great illustrations. Though a couple of the words chosen for letters seem forced (like "elation" and "vegetarian), the rhymes work well and the book is generally a fun train ride romp. Did I say great illustrations? A must for alphabet book collectors. Therefore, 5 stars. Here's something the pre-K set will want to hear over and over again (although you might have to explain a couple of words).

Cute ABC book, but this one won't be a favorite. Our three year old has been reciting his ABC's for a while and loves trains. So while this book should be right up his alley, it isn't an instant hit. First, their are problems with the text that make it difficult to read. Second, the language choice is far older than the target audience. On a positive note, the pictures are better than average, while not our favorite, and the rhyming scheme is good.

This was a fun book but some of the words were quite complex for an ABC book. The images were bright and colourful but I think it could maybe be simplified for the type of book it is.

This is a great idea for learning some ABCs, particularly for little ones interested in trains, but my gosh is the text hard to read! Chunky red text with a white outline, on a block-coloured background - a real strain on the eyes! This has the potential to be a great book, but the text really does make it difficult. Additionally, seeing as young ones tend to learn lower case letters, it would be nice to see the text in this book reflective of that, rather than entirely upper-case, which is unusual.

Another wonderful book that my three year old and I loved. The art was great, the rhyming was awesome. We read this story several times. My favorite part was the yeti at the end. Five stars for another great children's book.