Thomas the Tank Engine Big Life-&-Look Book: Based on the Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry

Thomas and Friends

by Owen Bell

Let's get one thing straight right off the bat. Children love books with flaps. They can't get enough of them. And this book has many, many flaps--over 60, in fact. Something else: children are crazy about Thomas the tank engine. Translation? Very young readers will happily spend a lot of time lifting and learning with this big, bright, colorful board book. Early learning concepts are reinforced on each page, as readers are encouraged to explore their knowledge of colors, numbers, sizes, everyday objects, and the alphabet. Thomas the tank engine travels through the pages, starting out early in the morning in the train shed and moving through the stations, dropping off parcels and passengers, and finally ending up in the freight yard with car after car full of important objects to be delivered, such as milk, doors, a piano, a kangaroo, and xylophones. Children should be allowed to roam freely over the pages of this book, making up their own stories related to the pictures they discover under the flaps. (Ages 2 and older) --Emilie Coulter

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Trains, Fiction

12 pages

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I was a very young boy I don't know how many hours I have spent lifting the flaps in this book and figuring out what was behind them. There are so many flaps it never seemed to get old.

This was certainly one of my favourite books during my childhood and it highly recommended as not only it is educational for young children, it is very colourful and fun as well.

This book might be the reason why I am such a bibliophile today so it will always have a special place in my heart!

[Mellanie C · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kindergarten friends found this very engrossing.

[raccoon reader]

I am SO sad to see this leaving our home. We must have read this 100 times over the years. From the pudgy finger pawing at the flap, pudgy cheeks barely pronouncing word stage, to the adorable counting and spelling stage, to even the "I'm too old for this mommy but I still want to read it with you" stage.... 💙💙💙 It will be missed but we're making room for more of the graphic novels, the how the world works stage, the infatuation with natural disasters and the titanic stage, the Science Books On My Shelf Stage... It's bittersweet to see your kids grow up...

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 2.5 year old son currently loves this book. I bought it for 50 cents at Savers. It has about 50 lift the flaps and my son loves looking behind each one. It is a great book for learning new vocabulary.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son enjoyed that lift and look books, unfortunately they do not last as long.

Thomas the Tank was one of his favorites; I liked the pictures.

[Sri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bagus bukunya, sayang sudah disobekin :((.
Bisa buat melatih Damar bercerita dan ngetes-ngetes ibunya :D. Ternyata dia mengikuti gaya berceritaku dan cara-caraku nanya-nanya ke dia.

[Amy Phelps · Rating 5 out of 5]

my son loves looking under all the flaps. it keeps his attention for a nice long time.

[Hope4flowers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grammy gave this book to Henry. He loves it. He like lifting the flaps.

[Melody Harmon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book keeps my son entertained for hours. It's designed in a very educational way, and it's flaps can withstand a 2 year old.

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Happy with this one. Nice interactive book that helps with learning numbers, letters, etc.

[Peace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ideal 4 lil' kids but definently not me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Megan Gery · Rating 2 out of 5]

Educational with tons of fun flaps. M (3) loves it. I'm kind of grumpy about books based on a television series, so I'll keep my opinions to myself.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 2 1/2 year old loves this book>...