My toddler and I were stuck at home for more than a week with croup and a bad flu. Imagine my delight when I found this book about TRAINS online for FREE!
It’s a printed book with pages scanned in with permission from the copyright owner.
Written by a Sri Lankan author and illustrator, the book tells the story of Tim and Nelly who are falling asleep when they are woken by a loud noise – a flying train flies through their bedroom window and invites them to hop on board!
Across 14 brightly illustrated pages, the children, the dog, the cat, the doll and teddy bear take a night ride into the sky to see the rainbow, the stars, the moon, the planets. They even crash into a rain cloud and get all wet…
I found the sentences a bit lengthy for a toddler and improvised a bit as I read it with him.
He loved the flying train, the action and of course the onomatoepia (e.g. “chuff, chuff”, “whoo-whoo”) especially the “Ah-chooo! Ah-chooo!” since both of us are down with the flu 
Preschoolers would LOVE this book for the colourful illustrations, the fast-paced action, the adventure ride into outer space (and learn a bit about science at the same time) and the delightful dialogue with loads of repetition.
After just one reading, he has demanded the book for Christmas!
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Here are 2 ways to read the book online for FREE:
- Read the scanned pages (like a book), where you’ll need to click on arrows to turn the pages OR
- Scroll downwards where the story reads like a series of pictures with text next to them
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Yes, I’ve read lots of her books online. My daughter loves her fairytales. They are remarkable beautiful. She is a pretty young lady from Sri Lanka. Her books are available in her E-book site. http://www.tikiri.com
Nelia
Nelia – Sorry, I missed your comment. I didn’t know she’s a pretty young lady
Got to check out her other books!