Young children love watching vehicles that move, and they love reading about them too. The Children's Librarians at The Ferguson Library enthusiastically recommend the following books for your young car, truck, train, and bus lovers. And don't forget, your librarians can help you with additional suggestions of books to read by these and other authors.

All books are located in the picture book area unless otherwise noted Cars Are We There Yet Daddy? by Virginia Walters On a hundred mile trip, a map is a great way to pass the time Beep! Beep! by Anne Miranda A little boy pretends to be different vehicles on imaginary journeys. Beep Beep Vroom Vroom! by Stuart Murphy Molly and Kevin learn about pattern sequences while playing with toy cars Car Wash by Sandra Steen and Susan Steen Washing the car can be a wild ride for imaginative children. The Cut-Ups Crack Up by James Marshall Two boys get in trouble when they drive the principal’s car Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car by Eileen Christelow Misbehaving monkeys have adventures with an old car. Good Driving Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish             Hilarity results when Mr. Rogers takes Amelia out to practice driving.   EBEG In the Driver’s Seat by Max Haynes A lesson in driving has some surprise results. Mama and Me and the Model T by Faye Gibbons Who are better drivers – women or men? Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham Everyone wants to go on a trip, but no one wants to help when a problem occurs. My Car by Byron Barton A young boy takes very good care of his beloved car. The Rattlebang Picnic by Margaret Mahy  Ten members of a family have an adventuresome outing. The Smash-Up Crash Up Derby by Tres Seymour The sights and sounds of a demolition derby are told in verse.

Illustration from My Car by Byron Barton HarperCollins, 2001, used with permission of HarperCollins.

Trucks

Big Book of Rescue Vehicles by Caroline Bingham
Large photographs and descriptions of emergency vehicles.  E629.04B

Big Machines at Work (series) by Jean Eick  
A series of books about bulldozers, diggers, forklifts and more.  E Nonfiction

The Crazy Crawler Crane and Other Very Short Truck Stories by Mittie Cuetara
This rhyming text shows how different trucks are used.

Ed and Me by David McPhail 
A small girl and her father name their truck and build a home for it.

Fill It Up: All About Service Stations by Gail Gibbons 
Everything you want to know about gas stations.   E629.286G

Frank and Ernest on the Road by Alexandra Day
Animals learn how truck drivers communicate.

Tractor-Trailer Trucker: A Powerful Truck Book by Joyce Slayton Mitchell  
Everything you need to know about getting a vehicle ready for the road.    E629.284M

Trash Trucks by Daniel Kirk     
A city truck roams the streets gobbling up garbage

Truck by Donald Crews       
A simple story of loading and unloading a truck

Truck Talk: Rhymes on Wheels by Bobbi Katz    
Rhymes and photographs of garbage trucks, tow trucks, fire trucks and more.   E821K

Truck Trouble by Angela Royston   
The life of a truck driver sometimes has its problems.   EBEG

Trucks Trucks Trucks by Peter Sis
Matt enters an imaginary world when he operates his toy trucks.

Vroom! Vroom!: Making ‘Dozers, ‘Copters, Trucks and More by Judy Press
A “ how to make them” craft book of things that go.   J745.5P

Wheels Around by Shelley Rotner
How do wheels help us carry, fix, deliver, build and load?   E621.811R

Buses

Arthur Lost and Found by Marc Brown
Arthur and Buster fall asleep on their first bus trip and must make friends with the bus driver

Maisy Drives the Bus by Lucy Cousins
Maisy counts her passengers as she drives around the town.

Minnie and Moo Go to Paris by Denys Cazet 
A busload of animals travels the world.   EBEG

Riding the School Bus with Mrs. Kramer by Alice K. Flanagan
Everyone depends on the bus driver.  E629.283F

The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort  
All the animals make their noises in this take-off on a familiar song.   E782.421H

Trains

Bear on the Train by Julie Lawson     
This story of hibernation shows a bear on a train trip through the seasons

The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet    
The last car on the train longs for something different.

Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo by Kevin Lewis 
A child’s train set comes to life in a simple rhyming text for the very young.

Clickety Clack by Robert Spence
Lots of noisy animals learn to quiet down and listen to train sounds.

Freight Train by Donald Crews
Toddlers will enjoy spotting the colorful cars.

I’m Taking a Trip on My Train by Shirley Neitzel
Readers learn train facts in this rebus tale.

I’ve Been Working on the Railroad illustrated by Nadine B. Westcott 
A popular folk song is illustrated for children.

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper    
The classic tale of “I think I can, I think I can” continues to engage small children

Train Song by Harriet Ziefert         
This rhyming text shows a young boy’s fascination with trains

Trains by Anne Rockwell   
A child’s first look at trains.   E625.1R

Window Music by Anastasia Suen
A little girl enjoys a colorful train trip to her grandparents.