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Marian Potter

Marian Potter wrote the classic Little Golden Book The Little Red Caboose, published in 1953. It has never been out of print.

Little Golden Book Train Stories
Written by Gertrude Crampton, Margaret Wise Brown and Marian Potter
Illustrated by Tibor Gergely
Hardcover

Toot-tooooot! Three classic Little Golden Book train stories are chugging their way into this mini-treasury!

Tootle, The Little Red Caboose, and Margaret Wise Brown’s The Train to Timbuctoo (not available anywhere but in this volume) come together in a quality hardcover with a gleaming gold spine. A trainload of fun... Read More

The Little Red Caboose
Written by Marian Potter
Illustrated by Tibor Gergely
Hardcover

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... Read More