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Thomas and the Shooting Star (Glitter Picturebook)
written by W. Awdry
Studio : Random House Books for Young Readers
by Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2002-04-23
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Released : 2002-04-23
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780375815232
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 11 reviews)
List Price : $8.99
Our Price : $4.48
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Product Description |
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One restless night, Thomas looks out and sees a shooting star flash by. Determined to see where it went, Thomas sets out into the darkened countryside. The strange nighttime sights and noises add up to a wonderful after-dark adventure for Thomas. |
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Two boys' review: Thomas is sooo tired, a fun bedtime story |
On fitful nights, when my boys are having trouble getting to sleep, I read them this story. Thomas can't fall asleep and awakens another train, who sends him off in search of shooting star just to get some quiet. Thomas' search results in meeting several other friends but no shooting star. Finally, exhausted, Thomas returns to the train shed and falls asleep.
The message is subtle enough to share without belaboring the point. The illustrations are very nice and I like both the pacing and the length of the story (as one other reviewer said, the book is the perfect length for a bedtime story).
We own a number of Thomas books (check my other reviews). This is one of the better stories we've come across.
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Just a fun story for the little ones. |
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This is well illustrated and nicely written. It about a 10 minute read. It is great for bedtime. My boys loved it. The story is interesting and easy to understand. The hardcover art is also well done and is indicative of the overall quality of illustration. |
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A delightful book |
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I purchased this book for my two year old granddaughter who has fallen 'in love' with the Thomas trains. She likes the brightness of the pages and the story as grandma reads it. I would recommend it to add to one's library for children's books. |
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Awesome overall. |
Tommy Stubbs's illustrations are beautiful and friendly-looking; the book is of great quality, with a cloth binding and nice paper. The details (like a visit from an owl) are cool and fun to talk about with my almost-two-year-old. My only problem with this book is that Thomas sneaks out past his bedtime without telling anyone but a sleepy [and irresponsible] Gordon. I'm not saying kids will imitate Thomas, necessarily, but if my son had insomnia I'd rather he read a book than sneaked out of the house! Of course, it wouldn't be easy for a train to read a book, so I don't know what I'm suggesting for the storyline in Thomas and the Shooting Star, but it does bother me just a little that Thomas slips out on his own.
My son really enjoys reading the book, though, and he'll ask us to read it several times in the same day. It's definitely a fun story. |
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Another good one! |
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This is another good Thomas book that's not scary just nice. My son, who's 3, loves getting this one read to him before bedtime. |
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