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<\/a><\/p>\nI received the book Railroad Hank<\/em>\u00a0by Lisa Moser<\/a> several weeks ago for review. \u00a0I cannot even tell you the amount of times I have read it since then. \u00a0It is frequently requested as a bedtime story and I never get tired of reading it. \u00a0Railroad Hank<\/em> is a big teddy bear of a train engineer who has a heart that far outsizes his \u00a0brain. \u00a0Some might say Hank<\/em> is not the sharpest tool in the shed, but what he lacks in book smarts he makes up for with a heart of gold. \u00a0Railroad Hank<\/em> travels up the mountain with his trusty dog on a special mission to see Granny Bett<\/em> because he heard she was feeling blue.<\/p>\n Along the way he stops and sees various friends like Country Carl<\/em> and Cinnamon Cobbler<\/em> who generously offer things for him to take to cheer up Granny Bett.<\/em> \u00a0Hank misunderstands exactly what he should be taking and that makes for a very funny story. \u00a0Instead of taking Granny Bett<\/em> some milk from Country Carl’s<\/em> Cows, Hank takes the Cows and loads them on his train before Country Carl<\/em> realizes. \u00a0The same misunderstandings at every stop leave Hank with a train full of Hens, Cows, barrels\u00a0full\u00a0of pond water, an apple tree and a trail of friends chasing him. \u00a0When he arrives at Granny Bett’s house she turns from blue to knee slapping laughter as Hank<\/em> unloads the train and chaos results. \u00a0They spend the whole day celebrating with the friends who were chasing the train and then everyone finds a place on the train and Hank even takes Granny Bett<\/em> along too and hangs her porch swing right on the caboose.<\/p>\n I love to do the voices of the characters when I read stories and this book lets me do so many and it makes it so fun for me and the kids. The illustrations by Benji Davies are just perfect for this story and really give life to the characters. This heartwarming story is sure to delight any child. \u00a0Mommy Ramblings loves this book so much we are adding it to our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide because it is such a great gift to share with a special child.<\/p>\n Random House<\/a> is sponsoring a\u00a0giveaway\u00a0on Mommy Ramblings. \u00a0One lucky blog reader will win their own copy of Railroad Hank<\/em>. \u00a0Thank you Random House for the review copy and for sponsoring this great review on Mommy Ramblings!!! \u00a0Open to US residents.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n