Customer Reviews

Down at the Docks (Thomas & Friends)

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What fun! A big aquarium exhibit is coming to Tidmouth and the docks are hustling and bustling with activity. Cranky the Crane is unloading Bulstrode. Harvey is loading small crates of aquarium glass, while James and Salty are busy with their own tasks.

The only problem is, Thomas wants to help and he keeps getting told that he is too small to be of assistance. Sad because he can't find a job `his size', Thomas is about to head back to the Station when he comes across Salty with a huge, toothy shark in a see-thru tank. Surmising Thomas' sad state, Salty takes pity on Thomas and tells him that small engines **can** be useful, which is exactly what Thomas finds out.

When Percy is surprised by the shark in the tank, he loses control and runs right into Henry who then crashes into Harvey's freight car. This accident is so noisy and unexpected that Cranky gets spooked and drops a crate of seaweed on James, causing James to go off the track.

As we say at our home, everything was goomeywammered. And to make matters more complicated, the docks are such a scene of chaos that none of the large engines can move about. They are just too *big*.

On cue, in comes Thomas. He steps up and because of his smaller size, he is `Just The Right' engine to clear up the whole mess. The story ends with everything back to normal and everybody waiting in anticipation for the big exhibit to open.

Five Stars. Good Read-aloud. This book has good artwork (versus the photos that are taken from the TV show). Steamies abound. So many that almost any Thomas fan should be content.

Our small blue friend gets to be a hero. This confirms for small fry that you don't have to be big to be helpful. This book can even be used to help children to understand that no matter how big a mess is made, if everyone pitches in to help together, that mess can be cleaned up.

Pam T~
Mom and reviewer at BooksforKids-Reviews

My 3 year old son is a big fan of Thomas and Friends. This was one of the first books I bought for him. Since this book, I bought another one ("Cow on a Line") and the second book does not even come close to this one. "Down at the Docks" is illustrated not with photos but with drawings - and I think the drawings are far more effective in telling the story than the photos. "Down at the Docks" has a story line that is more plausible, and complete, than other books I've seen so far. It is my son's favorite book. The books that have more than one story (this one does not) seem to sell short on plot, and explanation of the story.

My 3 year old son loves Thomas the train, and this is his favorite book. He loves the pictures and the story. We have other Thomas books, but he prefers this book over the others.

to say the least we have every thomas book in exsistance, my four year old got this for christmas and i've read it over 30 times allready

not only is reading great for your childrens minds, thomas stories usually have a moral and a good clean storyline

My five year old son is crazy about the Thomas and Frinds trains, He loves this book and enjoys reading all of his Thomas books.

Definitely worth the price. My 18 month old loves all Thomas books and knows them by name and this one is "Thomas friends, Docks" in his words! A must for kids who love Thomas, Salty, Cranky and of course there are others like Harvey, Henry, and James in here too. It also introduces an octopus and a shark to the kids. Good read. Story is not very engaging for us adults since it is more like an instance than a full story, but my son seems to like it for now.

This is a fun story with great pictures. If you have the train set pieces with the shark, etc., all the better!

My son is a little of 3 and adores all things Thomas. I purchased several Thomas books for a recent plan trip and of the 3 this was his favorite by FAR! He loved the trains bumping into each other and the pictures of the "sea creatures." Would recommend this to your Thomas fan!

This is another wonderful Thomas & Friends storybook. My son adores it and gets very excited to see the Octopus and Shark. When actually playing with his trains he would replicate the wrecks. Highly recommend this book to all kids who love Thomas. My son is 2 1/2 and asks us to read it every night.

My 2.5 year old loves this big, colorful Thomas story. He studies the illustrations and talks about what all the trains and cranes are doing. Really fuels his imagination!