 |
My son is a huge Thomas fan, and had be read him "Thomas the Tank Engine's Big Blue Treasury" every night for weeks. Hoping to get some variety, I got this giant book of all the Thomas stories written by W. Awdry (the Big Blue Treasury has 3 stories written by his son, Christopher Awdry). Compared to the son's stories, these are often violent and not really appropriate for some small children. The theme of at least half the stories is that a train is either rude or vain and then gets his punishment (either from an event, or from the teasing or revenge of the other characters). My wife won't read the stories, and I find myself doing some verbal editing of the stories whenever I see the very common story element of the other trains/trucks/coaches deciding to "pay him out" (i.e. paybacks, revenge - a phrase which seems to pop up in about a third of the stories). A couple of stories have rude trucks, which are then destroyed. If your kids watch a lot of the videos, however, you should be familar with many of the stories, as they are the basis for a lot of the videos. The book has good value in that there is a LOT of stories (I got that variety I was looking for), however to make them fit they have reduced the illustrations to a VERY small size that I find too small to do the stories justice. Also, the stories cover several decades, and I felt there was a decline in the quality of the stories as the book comes to an end. I would rather have this one than trying to collect all the individual books, however. In short, I don't think this is as good as either the Big Blue Treasury or the Big Yellow Treasury, both of which have stories better suited to small children and much bigger and brighter illustrations, and my son likes both of those books better also. This is still a good book for a Thomas fan, however, and a nice change after you have read those books a hundred times (and even if you decide to skip a few of the darker stories, it is still a good value) and it tracks many of the stories in the videos.Read full review
The Complete Collection has all 26 stories of Thomas The Tank Engine and his friends.The hardback book tells the stories of all of the engines from the beginning of Thomas the Tank Engine. The book encourages children to read and they love the stories.The pictures that accompany each story make them come to life for the reader. This book is well worth buying for the hours of enjoyment that your children and /or grandchildren will get.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The book contains all the classic thomas stories as penned by Rev. Wilbert Awdry himself. Taking place on the fictional Island of Sodor, the stories chronicle the stories of the locomotives on the North Western Railway, learning the values of kindness and friendship as well as hard work and good character. While containing some of the flaws of literature of its time (1945-) the stories are sweet and charming, the characters fun and memorable, and tone is calming and kind. Having cherished these stories since was very young, I wholeheartedly recommend this book for your young boy or girl, or even any young at heart railway fan you may know.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Was a smidgen disappointed to discover a few rectified torn pages. But the waiting was worth it nonetheless. Absolutely love reading all the classic stories of Thomas and his friends.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I’m an adult, n I got this book….for ME. Love it. Classic stories, smart illustrations. Love Thomas n gang. The idea of faces and emotions on trains literally melding man and machine could b terrifying in so many ways. Thomas n gang are done with charm.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Audiobooks
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Audiobooks
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
