''The Little Red Caboose'' is a children's book by Marian Potter and illustrated by

Tibor Gergely Tibor Gergely ( August 3, 1900 – January 13, 1978) was a Hungarian-American artist best known for his illustration of popular children's picture books. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympic ...

, first published by

Little Golden Book Little Golden Books is a series of children's books, published since 1942. ''The Poky Little Puppy'', the eighth release in the series, is the top-selling children's book of all time in the United States.. Many other Little Golden Books have b ...

in 1953. Hardcover book contains 24 pages.

Plot

It tells the story of a

caboose A caboose is a crewed North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were formerly required in switching and shunting, keeping a lookout for load shifting, damag ...

who longs to be as popular as the

steam engine A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be trans ...

at the front of the train, and gains the respect and admiration of all when it saves the train from rolling down a steep hill.

Book sources

References

1953 children's books Children's fiction books Children's books about rail transport Little Golden Books American picture books Simon & Schuster books {{child-picture-book-stub