Lisa Moser - Railroad Hank

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Text copyright 2012 by Lisa Moser Jacket art and interior illustrations copyright 2012 by Benji Davies All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House Childrens Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. Random House and the colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.

Visit us on the Web! randomhouse.com/kids Educators and librarians, for a variety of teaching tools, visit us at randomhouse.com/teachers Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Moser, Lisa. Railroad Hank / by Lisa Moser ; illustrations by Benji Davies. 1st ed. p. cm. eISBN: 978-0-375-98121-0 [1. eISBN: 978-0-375-98121-0 [1.

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PZ7.M84696Rai 2012 [E]dc23 2011030231 Random House Childrens Books supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read. v3.1 For Joyce and Kurt,
who always bring love L.M. For my sister, Miss Hannah Davies Junior,
who appears in this book B.D.

Railroad Hank and his fine little train rolled down the track.
Railroad Hank stopped at Happy Flap Farm to talk with Missy May. Im headed up the mountain to see Granny Bett, said Railroad Hank. A plate of scrambley eggs always perks me up, said Missy May. A plate of scrambley eggs always perks me up, said Missy May.

Take some of my eggs to Granny Bett. Railroad Hank rubbed his chin. But where do you get eggs? From my hens, of course, said Missy May. Okey dokey, said Railroad Hank. Wait! yelled Missy May. Take the eggs! Not the hens! Railroad Hank stopped at Dandelion Dairy to talk with Country Carl.

Im headed up the mountain to see Granny Bett, said Railroad Hank. Shes feeling kind of blue. A glass of creamy milk always makes me feel better, said Country Carl. Take some of my milk to Granny Bett. Railroad Hank rubbed his chin. Okey dokey, said Railroad Hank. Okey dokey, said Railroad Hank.

Wait! yelled Country Carl. Take the milk! Not the cows!
Railroad Hank stopped at Fish-Jump Pond to talk with Reel-Em-In Sam. Im headed up the mountain to see Granny Bett, said Railroad Hank. Shes feeling kind of blue. A sizzling pan of fresh fish always tickles my toes, said Reel-Em-In Sam. Railroad Hank rubbed his chin. Railroad Hank rubbed his chin.

But where do you get fish? From my pond, of course, said Reel-Em-In Sam. Okey dokey, said Railroad Hank. Wait! yelled Reel-Em-In Sam. Take the fish! Not the pond! Railroad Hank stopped at Applesauce Hill to talk with Cinnamon Cobbler. Im headed up the mountain to see Granny Bett, said Railroad Hank.