Thomas the the Magic Railroad : Little Engines Can Do Big Things

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Summary: One of the nice, affordable paperbacks.
Review: I'm not sure the story made sense in LITTLE ENGINES CAN DO BAD THINGS, but the Thomas fans will still like it. Its pictures are in bright primary colors, but it uses simplistic drawings rather than the Thomas photographs of the other Britt Allcroft Thomas books. And there's nothing in the background of the pictures to talk about with the kids. We like to read a book over and over and sometimes stop and discuss every picture, so nothing to talk about is a drawback. This is one of those great Thomas paperbacks that are inexpensive, making it easy to collect lots of them.

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Summary: Upbeat message in book
Review: The book has a very positive message for children, and my son loves it. The only drawback is that it skirts around the plot of the movie on which it is based. Diesel 10 is not even mentioned, so the central plot of the movie is not conveyed. This is fine, unless your child wants the book because he loved the movie. Lady and Thomas are there, and being really useful makes them heroes.