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Piglet and Pooh riding the line together

Big feelings,
told with trains.

The Story Trains are gentle picture books where every friend is a little engine with a big heart. We tell stories with trains to help little ones learn about their feelings β€” and to make reading together the coziest part of the day.

Is This the Way Home? book cover
πŸš‚ The Story Trains Book Club

The great classics, retold for little kids. Free.

Homer's Odyssey β€” for your four-year-old.

Beautifully crafted picture books, retold as train adventures for ages 2–5 and shaped by the researcher behind Sesame Street's curriculum. Print them, read them on a screen, color them in β€” all free.

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Where to next?

Four stops on the line

Everything we make is designed to be additive β€” a little more courage, a little more connection, a little more calm.

Bear

Pooh & Friends

Meet the Trains β€” Piglet, Bear, Donkey, Tiger β€” and see what's new: books, longer read-along videos, and activities.

Donkey

Activities

Free coloring books and gentle learning lessons you can download and print for quiet time, classrooms, or car rides.

Piglet

Shop

Our newest books plus "I AM KIND" and "I AM BRAVE" tees β€” small things that carry a big, gentle message.

The 3 Dads trains

About 3DadsLabs

Three dads, one Harvard-trained early-childhood expert, and a belief that stories are the best vehicles for big feelings.

The world of the Story Trains β€” the train friends together
Why families love them

Made for the moments that matter

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Courage, gently taught

No lectures. Just a small train facing a big, dark tunnel β€” and finding out that brave and scared can ride side by side.

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Built for read-alouds

Warm rhythm, repeatable lines, and art that rewards a second look. Made for laps, bedtimes, and circle time.

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Conversations after

Every book ends with a gentle prompt, so the story keeps going long after the last page is turned.

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