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Finally, exhausted, Thomas returns to the train shed and falls asleep.The message is subtle enough to share without belaboring the point. On fitful nights, when my boys are having trouble getting to sleep, I read them this story. This is one of the better stories we've come across. 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). 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.
My boys loved it. This is well illustrated and nicely written. The hardcover art is also well done and is indicative of the overall quality of illustration. The story is interesting and easy to understand. It about a 10 minute read. It is great for bedtime.
I would recommend it to add to one's library for children's books. 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'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. Tommy Stubbs's illustrations are beautiful and friendly-looking; the book is of great quality, with a cloth binding and nice paper. It's definitely a fun story. 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. 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.
My son, who's 3, loves getting this one read to him before bedtime. This is another good Thomas book that's not scary just nice.
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