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33 Reviews
Lots of stories
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...
Complete collection of Thomas The Tank Engine stories.
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.Read full review...
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Nostalgia trip
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.Read full review...
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Not judging the book by its cover
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.
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This book is great for all ages!
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. Read full review...
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Great!
Book in great condition and at a great price and my son loves the book and reads it daily.
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Perfect Book for Thomas Enthusiasts
This Boole was in nearly perfect condition...arrived on time and as described. The book has plenty of illustrations which my young train fan loves.
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Book
If your kids love trains, or Thomas and friends they'll love this book.
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Thomas the Tank Engine The Complete Collection
Great to have the original stories all in one book, my son is crazy about Thomas and his friends!
Thomas the Tank Engine by W. Awdry (1997)
My son is 2 years old and my husband and I were looking for a book that we could read to him at night that would keep his attention as well as ours. We found that this book is great because it takes a long time to complete the book before you have to start over. My son loves looking at all the pages and illustrations. This is a great book for little ones as well as school age children. I would highly recommend this book for any family.Read full review...