The Railway Children Audiobook

" Classic children's book which I don't think I'd ever read before! Interesting reading a book with the older style language and grammar. "

" What i learned from this book is how it is to have a father and then lost him for something that he got blamed on. I liked this book because it thought me something, like when you are really rich and then you became poor again. "

" Although this is aimed for children, it shouldn't stop you reading it as an adult, it's well worth it. "

" Interesting book, about some children who lived near a railway. Great story "

" It hugs my childhood memories. "

" I loved this book! I think I'd read it before, years ago. All about some children and their mother during Victorian times. Really, really heartwarming. "

" I'll be honest: I couldn't stand this book. It was basically a riches-to-rags clumsily written cliche. Also, it drives me crazy how the railway station is so meaningful and important when it's only visited, like, twice in the entire 188 pages. I went to the Brooklyn Public Library but people don't call me 'The Library Child'. I visited the Whitney Musem but people don't call me 'The Museum Child'. In truth, I have little patience for E. Nesbit, though she is considered one of the greatest writers for children of all time. "

" a sweet book with a beautiful ending "

" Classic children's book which I don't think I'd ever read before! Interesting reading a book with the older style language and grammar. "

" A story about children who do things that only children in stories ever actually do, and it is okay if you decide to confuse this with the Boxcar children. I can say the latter, because I did. "

" A timeless classic and such an important part of my childhood! Still reads well now. "

" Great book exciting ending and sad beginning. "

" Pre-read for the kiddos. Loved it! "

" Enjoyable but very old fashioned. Close to the film with a few new storylines. Enjoyed the film in this case more. "

" Nice, lighthearted and witty. I'll be checking it out for the kids to read soon. "

" very good book. Got to love the classics "

" Not bad, very much a childrens book.. I thought it was a different book when I started reading it but then I didn't want to stop mid way. Needless to say it was a quick read. "

" A story I will have to read with son if his interest in trains continues. "

" Was very good easy reading I love this story. "

" One of my childhood favourites, where a group of siblings share several adventures when they move to the country. "

" The editions on GR are marked with a publishing date of 1978 and should indicate 1906. "

" I remember reading this at a young age and being delighted in the action and mystery Now after reading it again I can look back, and see these books as predecessors of the Lemony Snicket stories. Not quite as depressing but just as entertaining! Fun reading for any youngster, no matter what the age. "

" English children make the best of hard times and have adventures. This is comfort reading, for sure. "

" I read this quite a few years ago with my kids. Nice read aloud to teach children positive character traits. "

" Loved this book! Don't know how I managed to never read this before now. "

" I like the Treasure Seekers better, though I think this is the better known and more traditionally beloved Nesbit book. It's wonderful, though, and much in keeping with the same thing. The kids are so earnest, but very likable. "

" It was cool, it was fun and it ended happy. "

" A good story in a similar style to The Chronicles of Narnia "

" If you are a fan of Elizabeth Goudge and similar authors, you will enjoy this story. It starts out a little sad because of the absent father and the lovely mother who is very busy making a living, but I like the touch of realism. The children get into many fun adventures, some of which involve helping others (a nice touch). A very delightful story. "

" Oh, I adore E. Nesbit so much! The Railways Children has always been one of my favourite books and films :) "

" No review recorded - I remember it being a bit twee for adults, but probably quite an adventure if read as a child. "

" My Papa read this to me a couple years ago and I also saw the movie. "

" This is one of the classics that I really liked. Children after moving away from big city to smaller place and try to have a normal life. They have their own small problems, but there is still a shadow of the father, who disappeared. "

" The kids and I just finished this one. It was a bit long for them, but we all loved the story, and especially the trains! "

" Good for kids and learning a bit about life in the past. "

" Re-read this lovely classic after a long time. Written in a charming manner about a bygone era from Children's POV. It was a pleasure to read in Puffin Classic paperback. "

" The gentlest, most beautifully and simply written piece of political propaganda that you're ever likely to read. "

" This is one of my favorite books! "

" This book was part of the curriculum for our grade 5 literature class.. An amazing book but the repeated description of the fields, hills and trains tends to get a little boring but a classic nonetheless :) "

" good book, classic novel too... will have to read more by this author. "

" A timeless classic and such an important part of my childhood! Still reads well now. "

" I read this years ago and re-read it today -- this book was written in times much more innocent than today (1905) and we might today consider it sappy -- but it was quite charming :) "

" Wonderful Children's book. Written in 1906 - very well written. Listened to it on an Audio book. Story was very well woven and the characters were all well developed. Really enjoyed how the author would get into the children's heads - I can remember thinking that way myself. "

" On the plus side of 3. "

" A book I have read many times, this timeless classic! "

" Written in a similar style to C.S. Lewis, but very predictable and not much of a plot. "

" One of my all-time favorite children's classics. "

" Really this is an instance where the film was better than the book :) "

" Lovely children's book from 1906. Rather nicely the girls are as brave and resourceful as the boys. "

" This book will wake up the child in you, I did not know how i missed this when i am a kid. "

" I loved this book! I think I'd read it before, years ago. All about some children and their mother during Victorian times. Really, really heartwarming. "

" So sweet, and full of delightful things like good deeds and sugar-iced buns. "

" the beauty of children way of thinking. "

" I had a beautiful illustrated edition of this. "

" A story about children who do things that only children in stories ever actually do, and it is okay if you decide to confuse this with the Boxcar children. I can say the latter, because I did. "

" Really this is an instance where the film was better than the book :) "

" What a lovely read. I wish I still had kids at home to read aloud to. Takes you back to 1900 England and the pleasant ruminations of turn of the century children. "

" it's different when you reread a beloved children classic when you're already an adult (or a parent). I questioned many of the decisions the mother made in this book. but i still loved the countryside atmosphere, a bit enid blyton-ish with more sarcasm... "

" I remember reading this at a young age and being delighted in the action and mystery Now after reading it again I can look back, and see these books as predecessors of the Lemony Snicket stories. Not quite as depressing but just as entertaining! Fun reading for any youngster, no matter what the age. "

" The editions on GR are marked with a publishing date of 1978 and should indicate 1906. "

" This was the first book I ever read on my own. "

" Another childhood favourite. I remember my mum reading a bit of it to me each night, and I still have my very battered copy. "

" A story about children who do things that only children in stories ever actually do, and it is okay if you decide to confuse this with the Boxcar children. I can say the latter, because I did. "

" One of the books I really did not like when I was child. I still feel tense and irritated when I remember the mother's behavior towards her children during a breakfast. "

" Read as a child - loved E. Nesbit. "

" I have read this story 8 times already at never gets old. Whenever I want o take a break from chapter books this the one i always turn to. The story is so pure that the fiction in the story hides in the realisticness. "

" I began reading this aloud to my kids before bed. It's refreshing to read that children CAN use their imaginations. Reminds me that my children probably could if they turned off the nintendo. "

" The plot line and story itself was light-hearted and fun but the ending was completely anti-climactic and rather disappointing. "

" The kids and I just finished this one. It was a bit long for them, but we all loved the story, and especially the trains! "

" One of my favourite childhood books. "

" This book is our family evening reading selection. E. Nesbit is a wonderful author! We've read several of her books. I don't know how I could have not known about so many great classics when I was a kid. I might have learned to love reading sooner! "

" I saw there is a play in Toronto based on this book and realized I had never read it . It is a childrens classic and I didn't want to miss out. It is quite entertaining so far "

" This was very cute and a fun classic read that I hadn't ever picked up before. It is set in England and originally published in the early 1900s so some of the customs and expressions were a challenge to understand but entertaining at the same time. "

" My children listened this on BBC audiobook and absolutely loved it. "

" Pre-read for the kiddos. Loved it! "

" I love the fun adventures and the subtle moral lessons in this book. Very fun childrens book. "

" Loved the heroic adventures of these three siblings, and lots of life-long learning about courage, faith, work, loving kindness and honesty. Wonderful book, will read again to my children in the future. "

" a sweet book with a beautiful ending "

" More than the film the book gets me everytime. Each time I read it to my children almost every chapter would cause my voice to catch in my throat. "

" "Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right---in a way that's best for us." Mother to Peter p192 "

" good book, classic novel too... will have to read more by this author. "

" It was cool, it was fun and it ended happy. "