This was a very simple book that could teach a lesson to any child. It is hard for me to imagine why anyone would want to walk along train tracks. Not even a year ago my uncle (father’s brother) was killed by a train. This story related to me in a much different way than it may relate to many other people. All I could think of was for the children to get off the tracks. Maybe this will be a good way to tell children why they should always listen to their parents when it comes to dangerous activities.
Your response to the book was so similiar to mine. I too lost loved ones due to a train. But I still enjoyed the book and think that it is a very powerful way to teach students that perhaps adults do know what they are talking about after all.