Customer Reviews

Thomas the Tank Engine's Hidden Surprises (Thomas & Friends) (Let's Go Lift-and-Peek)

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2 star:		(1)
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This is a terrific lift-the-flap book. What makes this book especially good is that when a flap is lifted, the artists maintain the integrity of the scene. For example, in the first two-page spread a mother and son are standing beside a pile of luggage. When you lift the flap to see what is inside the luggage, the top of the flap overlays where the mother and son were withthe same image so that you still see the mother and son as well as the newly exposed luggage contents. That is such a nice touch, and unique in all the lift-the-flaps I've seen (and I've seen puh-lenty!)

Six scenes depict Thomas or his friends at the station, picking up livestock and produce, in farm country, on a bridge, beside the beach, and at the circus. The pages are glossy so they can be cleaned easily, and the flaps are fairly sturdy, though they can be torn off.

I was dissappointed by this little book. My two year old loves Thomas, and we certainly support the tank engine and his creators financially, and picked up this little book with a recent order. My son enjoys reading it, but it is a little short, and I must add, is about the thinnest and flimsiest lift-and-peek book that I've ever purchased. The flaps are torn very easily, and don't "match up" very well with the pictures underneath. To be fair, there are many flaps, and my little one does enjoy the book, it just isn't made to last very long, unlike most of the same genre.

My 17 month old son loves this book. The lift and peek are much better for this age than pop up because they are more durable. He loves the bright colors of Thomas and his friends and enjoys making the train sounds. He has memorized where the various items are and will lift the cover to show us the picture on request. Wish there were more of this book available.

Just as others have said here - the book is fun for my 2 year old, has lots of flaps, is a bit flimsy, and a bit short. BUT, we knew how long it was from the description and he has loved looking at it over and over again. The windows match up just fine in our copy and perhaps there was a problem in one copy but it is not a consistent problem with this little book.

My son loved it, of course, as he loves anything Thomas but it's a little boring. We have a full-sized lift-the-flaps book about Thomas which has many trains and lines up perfectly with the pictures under the flaps. That's not the case with this book. The story is short and the pictures in this book just aren't very interesting.

Great little book except the pictures under the flaps are totally off. This makes it frustrating for little ones to know what they are looking at. Usually Thomas the tank engine stuff is much better quality.

In this lift-the-flap book Thomas goes to the Circus, but not before passing the beach and going over a bridge and visiting some colorful stations.

Very young children will like the pictures of Thomas, James, Bertie and Harold. I think they'll enjoy the flaps a little less than in other Thomas books as they don't show Cranky or Sir Topham Hatt, but instead show food, birds, a mouse, a girl on an innertube and other non-Sodor specific items.

That said, parents will have quite a bit to talk about. You can point at the animals and name them, the characters (and other things) and their colors. And, of course, there are the lyrics to read and listen to.

THE SKINNY:::
This is an okay Thomas book for young fans. It's short but there are multiple flaps for each scene. The flaps in the book I read were fairly sturdy. Not the paper-thin variety, but not up to the toughest heavy cardboard ones either --ie., somewhere in between.

Some of the flaps were fairly small and might require adult help.

Pam T~
mom/#kidlit blogger

cute enough being it's thomas but the lift the flap portions are pointless it would be better if it was part of the stpry not just a picture of a bird, luggage etc... behind the flaps. Would I buy it again? Nope its just collecting dust on the book shelf.

this was a gift and it was sent to the home. I have not heard anything bad about this book and that is good!!!

Great book with lots of flaps. The flaps are tiny, difficult to get up, and tear easily. My 2 y.o. doesn't seem to mind that there isn't much surprise or variation in what is under the flaps. It is difficult for him to do on his own. The book is captivating for him though.