Thomas and the Freight Train (Thomas & Friends) (A Chunky Book

Thomas and Friends

by W. Awdry

Illustrated in full color. Thomas has his work cut out for him, moving freight cars containing coal, wood, oil, and animals. Nice work, Thomas!  

Genres: Childrens

22 pages, Board Book

First published August 13, 1991

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

[Sean Gibson]

I have some mild concerns about the potential use of hallucinogenic substances by the artist of this book--between Sir Topham Hatt crossing his fingers behind his back when saying something to children ("Yes, children, this candy is completely safe!"), distressed children sitting in the back of a truck (kidnap victims, perhaps?), and an old woman passed out in the back of a car who appears to be on the way to having her body dumped into a river, there's some shenanigans going on here.

That said, the book becomes much more fun to read when you point out these interesting situations to your 2.5-year-old.

[Spencer]

2021
Gift from Harper's grandmother

Cute story. But book is un very bad condition, so I'm afraid we aren't going to be keeping it

[A. R. C.]

about Thomas

[Brian Trull]

Helps children to learn about friendship.

[Christina Floros]

I reread a book and i want it to count on my yearly reads

[Rochelle Sondae]

Fully detailed illustrations with sparse text. There is usually one other character on each spread to find as well as a variety of flowers and birds scattered throughout the busy scenes. I just noticed Sir Topham Hat is carrying around a bucket with Thomas painted on it. I wonder if Schylling still makes those? http://www.schylling.com/products/pro...

[Rob]

The description listed above pretty much sums up the entire text of the book, minus the bit about the ducks (which are a bit of a non sequitur anyway).

[Wesley Emerson]

It was much better before I threw up on it.

[Alley Denney]

A very simple book for very young children. The illustrations are great and the reading is simple. I would use this book for emergent readers.

[Andrea]

A fun size for the kids to carry around, the text and pictures are nothing special.