Thomas Goes Fishing (Thomas & Friends)

Thomas and Friends

by W. Awdry

Thomas often sees his young friends standing by the stream fishing.
It looks like so much fun that Thomas wants to go fishing too. One day, he runs out of steam and his driver fills his boiler from the stream. And soon, Thomas’ boiler is what the driver is fishing in!
In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small, blue, wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, the Reverend W Awdry, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Trains, Juvenile

32 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2005

About the author

Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, better known as the Rev. W. Awdry, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.

The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thomas sees children having fun fishing every day! He always peeps hello and they always wave!
He confides his dream of one day fishing to the engineer, who thinks it's a silly idea. A train fishing! (The boy I nanny laughed at the idea before we even got to the engineer. "A train can't fish!")

I didn't see the ending coming, and it was so fun! Though, I'm not sure about how realistic. The second to last picture in the story is- 👌

[Rachael]

Thomas wants to go fishing but instead the children go fishing IN Thomas's tank. Truly a surprise ending.

[Nicola · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable early reader with a simple plot.

Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

[Cara · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son is needing to read AR books and enjoys reading to me.
Thomas really wants to fish after he spots the children fishing. He gets his wish when his boiler runs out water and the driver fills it with water from the river. When something tickles him, they find out there's fish in his boiler, so he gets to be 'fished' and that makes him very happy.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brought home because SS loves Thomas. It ended up becoming one of the books he likes to read as he is learning to sit on the toilet. He really loves this one. Cute smiles when they find the fish inside.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is slightly different from the "Thomas Goes Fishing" episode of the television show. Thomas no longer says, "I'm going to burst!" when there are fish inside his boiler. The perfect book for a 3 year old who loves Thomas the Tank Engine.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thomas's wish to fish comes true in a very silly way!

[Pamela Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story of Thomas the Tank Engine who thinks it would be fun to go fishing.

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty standard episode-based book. But it is a good episode!

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first book in the stack of books that my son and I read together today. He found it funny how the Driver was fishing in Thomas’ boiler

[Kelsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a very weird twist in its story. The fact that the conductor caught fish and put it in the boiler tank, and then hung around fishing for the fish was just nonsensical.

I prefer the Step Into Reading versions of the Thomas & Friends series because I enjoy the big font, more modern illustrations, and quicker story pace. That being said, the Thomas & Friends series is fine enough, but it just isn’t engaging for me. It feels outdated and I think the illustrations are very repetitive and the trains look rather creepy.

[Asante · Rating 4 out of 5]

Totally unrealistic. If Thomas had fish in his boiler the fish would be cooked! No way they could fish out of his boiler. Baby now thinks he can fish in the oven.

[Julia Wagner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the other series my son could read on his own as well as The Dick and Jane series. Can't say enough about the Step Into Reading series. It was a system that helped him to read independently. This was an immense accomplishment. Whenever he finished a page on his own he felt great. The text was large and he could do it and be interested in it. Because I knew that he already loved Thomas the Train I knew I could repeatedly find dependable story lines inside the system; and there were so many stories with Thomas that kept him reading. We stuck with the Step Into Reading series between K - 3rd grade now, and it is dependably a strong reading series. I find great books such as The Wizard of Oz and Black Beauty. He can continue to read-up and increase his skill levels. I don't hear any complaints. He reads and reads and his interests continue to grow.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a level 1 book and I think that rating is accurate as this book as a small sentence or two very short sentences per page. It's on the higher level 1 end and not for the very beginning readers.

In this Thomas book, and his driver cross a bridge and below two children are fishing every day. Thomas watching them every day and says "I would like to fish" his driver thinks that is funny a train engine fishing. Thomas doesn't feel very well and his engine needs water. So his driver fills him up from the river makes him feel much better. Then Thomas starts giggling what is making him feel funny? Thomas in deed went fishing and caught a few! Cute Thomas the Tank Engine story for those who love him but also those that enjoy the sport of fishing as well.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Synopsis: "Thomas often sees his young friends standing by the stream fishing.
It looks like so much fun that Thomas wants to go fishing too. One day, he runs out of steam and his driver fills his boiler from the stream. And soon, Thomas’ boiler is what the driver is fishing in!"

My Review: Munchkin really love Thomas the Train and I figured he would like this one, especially since we will be taking him fishing this summer. He did seem to enjoy the simple story. The only draw back for me is the fact that I could always count on Thomas for a good lesson or some kind of moral to the story but this one didn't have anything.

[Aaron Guerrero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thomas stops by kids everyday on a bridge. He loves the kids. He watched them go fishing in the pond. The children always waved. Thomas always went "peep, peep" when he passed them. Thomas always wished to fish. One day Thomas stopped. He said his boiler hurt. The driver filled his boiler with water from the river. One day Thomas's boiiler felt funny. There were fish in it! Te driver fished in Thomas. he he he he :)

[Landon Rotolo-Utz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be considered a transitional book due to its use of dialog, multiple punctuation marks, and use of 7-15 words per page. The illustrations are bright, colorful, and take up a majority of the page. This would be a useful book for independent reading or read aloud to younger elementary students. This is the type of book that uses a popular children character to engage students and hopefully help motivate students to continue their reading development

[Modboy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adapted from an original Rev W Awdry story this book tells the story of Thomas who runs out of water as he's crossing over a bridge with fishermen below. It contains 4 puzzles that fit inside the book and illustrate the story. The puzzles are double-sided and the backsides all fit together to form a larger picture.

[Felicity The Magnificent · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it because it was kind of a silly book. Because Thomas wanted to fish, and his driver said, "an engine fishing?" and he laughed. When the driver put water into Thomas's tank, it was not empty anymore, it was full. And there were fish, too. And the driver fished in Thomas and the kids fished in the water. - Felicity

[Eileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

FINALLY, a Thomas book that isn't about one of the engines being a total douche.
This is a really cute, short, and easy-to-read story (with NO moral-thank dog) about fish ending up in Thomas's boiler.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of my 3 1/2 year old son's favorite Thomas stories, so getting it in the Step Into Reading format was great since he's starting to get interested in learning to read for himself. It's easy for me to point at the words as I read and sometimes he wants to spell them out for me.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Humorous book just suspend your reality a bit.... Would the fish really be alive is the boiler of a steam engine after it's been puffing down the tracks for a bit?!? Hmmmmm This will make for a good early reader for H.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son liked Thomas a lot when he was a toddler and this is a cute book!

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

I find it rather strange that the engineer puts a bucket of water into Thomas' boiler and doesn't notice that two fish are swimming around in it. Completely unrealistic!

[Tammy Sawyer]

Boo and his fish fish.....

[Cws]

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[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

beginning reader - good book. Repeated phrases - helpful for very young age - good pictures, except the traisn looked more real than the people

[Mariana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thomas couldnt keep on the trail...because he had water on his engine even fishes!

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thomas Goes Fishing
Awdry, Wilbert
early reader on my toddlers favorite character

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for beginning readers. It also makes my little ones giggle.