Gordon's New View

Thomas and Friends

by W. Awdry

GORDON IS RARELY willing to help out the other engines when they're busy with work. He feels that he is above it all. Ultimately, Gordon learns a very important lesson - when he least expects it, and in a very interesting way.

Genres: Childrens, Trains, Picture Books, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 2005

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

[~☆°♡ Kat Gibson ♡°☆~]

I cried. I be Gordon. Gordon is me. Did he get fired? Evicted? Why did they just give him a window. This is SAD.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I...don't get this one. There's no lesson, it's more "oh Gordon's too snooty" for my taste. I am concerned that this large engine keeps breaking in every story though.

[Huratio · Rating 3 out of 5]

My favorite part was when Gordon crashed into the wall.

[Kelsey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I actually had to reread this story right after finishing it because I didn’t get why Gordon broke through the building wall. This is because I was so disengaged while reading it that I lost track of what was going on, and even after rereading the book the plot just felt kind of pointless and random.

I prefer the Step Into Reading versions of the Thomas & Friends series because I enjoy the big font, more modern illustrations, and quicker story pace. That being said, the Thomas & Friends series is fine enough, but it just isn’t engaging for me. It feels outdated and I think the illustrations are very repetitive and the trains look rather creepy.

[Anita · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book says it's geared towards beginning readers (which I have my doubts on given the difficulty of some of the words). My son has a few years to go before he's reading, but it had Thomas in it so he enjoyed the book. It's not one I especially enjoyed though.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gordon's New View
Awdry, Wilbert
a short story great for early readers

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sean and I enjoyed this outing with Gordon. He is assigned to a new station and then has an accident and has to be rescued.

[Laci · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a good book of how to not get angry when people get mistakes because they can be fixed. In this case, Gordon's mistake was fixed for the better.

[Katie]

II

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice Thomas the Tank Engine 'learning to read' book...level 1. Has descriptive words such as inside, bump, rushed, raced, etc. It was a fun read to my 3 year old granddaughter too.

[Pinky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gordon crashes through a wall and gets a new view of the city.