One Hundred Years of Thinking I Can: A Brief History of the Little Engine Story.
Now on exhibit in the 1st floor lobby at the Richard Daley Library is One Hundred Years of Thinking I Can! A Brief History of the "Little Engine" Story.
The Little Engine that Could is one of the most popular and famous children's books of all time. Published by Platt & Munk, it has sold many millions of copies and appeared in numerous editions since its first printing in 1930. Its title, and its theme of "I think I can" have become part of the American vernacular. Though many other versions of the story have been published over the last 100 years, the origins of the story remain clouded in mystery and controversy.
The exhibit is curated by Roy E. Plotnick, Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Using illustrated children’s books and other formats from his personal collection of the “Little Engine” story, Professor Plotnick presents the colorful history of this familiar tale.
The exhibit will be on display through February 28th in the first floor lobby of the Daley Library, 801 S. Morgan St. For more information, contact the UIC, Richard J. Daley Library, Special Collections Department, (312) 996-2742., field_56ba6f8fdb00c