All aboard! This classic Little Golden Book, originally published in 1953, tells the tale of a charming red caboose who wants nothing more than to be as popular as the big steam engine at the front of the train. Boys and girls will love the inspiring tale and the colorful illustrations by Tibor Gergely.

Marian Potter wrote the classic Little Golden Book The Little Red Caboose, published in 1953. It has never been out of print.
Tibor Gergely was born in Hungary in 1900 and emigrated to the US in 1939. He went on to become one of the most prolific early illustrators of Little Golden Books. His classics include Tootle, The Little Red Caboose, and Scuffy the Tugboat. He died in 1978.