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Title: James in a Mess and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories by Rev. W. Awdry ISBN: 0-679-83895-3 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 16 March, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $3.25 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not for younger Thomas fans
Comment: Our 4 year-old is excited about Thomas the Tank Engine characters, but I don't think he understands the points which these stories are making. I think he likes the *idea* of it being a Thomas book more than he enjoys listening to these stories themselves. He is just as happy to look briefly at the pictures while I summarize the story.
I know that the stories intend to teach good moral lessons, but I am sometimes uncomfortable about how they attempt to do this. For example, James is rude to some less polished train cars, so they take delight when James' resentful freight cars make James crash, causing tar to get all over James' nice paint job. The underlying message (don't be rude to others) may be lost on children who see all the characters behaving in unkind ways toward others.
Rating: 2
Summary: unpleasant stories in the Thomas canon
Comment: This little book includes four stories -- "James in a Mess", "Bertie's Chase", "Percy and the Signal" and "Percy Proves a Point". Each story is accompanied by photographs from the video series. My complaint is that the stories are confusing and not well told.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good stories, but poor illustrations (photographs)
Comment: The books consists of the traditional James stories. However, the illustrations are replaced by photographs from the videos. I believe, making the book look darker and less appealing to my three year old. My recommendation--look for an edition with the original illustrations.
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Title: A Cow on the Line and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories by W. REV AWDRY ISBN: 0679819770 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 10 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $3.25 |
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Title: Edward's Exploit and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories by Rev. W. Awdry ISBN: 0679838961 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 16 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $3.25 |
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Title: Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories by Rev. W. Awdry ISBN: 0679801006 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 04 November, 1989 List Price(USD): $3.25 |
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Title: The Cranky Day and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories by W. REV AWDRY ISBN: 0375802460 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 25 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $3.25 |
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Title: A Better View for Gordon : And Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories by Co. Britt Allcroft ISBN: 0375811575 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $3.25 |
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