Here is the original collection of stories about Thomas in a friendly, new, larger size! First published in 1946, and continuously in print since t...
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Aug 27, 2011
Charlotte
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As a child care provider for many years, I was surpised that I have never read the first book in the Thomas the Tank engine series. I finally picked it up to meet the goal of reading all "1001 Children's books you must read before you grow up."
I really like these stories. They are not for every child, but the children who do like them are fanatical. The stories are calm, warm, and have a moral. The characters make mistakes and then learn from them. The vocabulary is strange More...
I really like these stories. They are not for every child, but the children who do like them are fanatical. The stories are calm, warm, and have a moral. The characters make mistakes and then learn from them. The vocabulary is strange More...
Jan 05, 2010
Amos
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Another soon to be classic like "The Little Engine That Could," The Reverend Audry tells vivid stories of the beloved tank engines of the Island of Sodor.
Although some parents voice a strong dislike for the engine's "creepy eyes" and the authoritarian messages and ordered cultural structure as commanded by Sir Topham Hat and evidenced in the pecking order of the engines, I find this book series to be emblematic of the geographic place and times which inspired it. More...
Although some parents voice a strong dislike for the engine's "creepy eyes" and the authoritarian messages and ordered cultural structure as commanded by Sir Topham Hat and evidenced in the pecking order of the engines, I find this book series to be emblematic of the geographic place and times which inspired it. More...
Aug 04, 2011
Kate
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My little brother LOVED Thomas the Train growing up, so I was exposed to my fair share of the madness. I really like this book though, and the rest of the Railway Series - it really sparks a lot of imagination in little children's brains. A whole world of talking trains, my oh my! And not even that, but it teaches valuable lessons in an entertaining way. I hope that I have a son (or daughter) who gets into Thomas like my brother did, so that I can share this brilliant world with him or her.
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Apr 20, 2008
Kirei
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Contains four Thomas stories as originally written by Rev. W. Audrey. It has an old fashioned and British feel to it.
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