Thomas and the Shooting Star (Glitter Picturebook) (Hardcover)

by W. Awdry (Author), Tommy Stubbs (Illustrator)

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Product Description
One restless night, Thomas looks out and sees a shooting star flash by. Determined to see where it went, Thomas sets out into the darkened countryside. The strange nighttime sights and noises add up to a wonderful after-dark adventure for Thomas.

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One restless night, Thomas looks out and sees a shooting star flash by. Determined to see where it went, Thomas sets out into the darkened countryside. The strange nighttime sights and noises add up to a wonderful after-dark adventure for Thomas.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (April 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375815236
• ISBN-13: 978-0375815232
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #525,046 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Thomas books!, April 23, 2005

By	carolyn "shopperextrodinaire" (Canal Winchester, OH) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

If you have a Thomas fan, you need to get this book. It's larger than most too, and very well illustrated. The night sky is just beautiful, dotted with tons of stars. Thomas can't fall asleep on this particular night so Gordon sees an opportunity to tease Thomas after they see a shooting star. Gordon tells Thomas that if he finds the star, the star will tell him how to fall asleep. So Thomas goes off in search of the star and along the way, runs into Percy who is delivering the mail. Thomas leaves before Percy can tell him that Gordon is tricking him again. He then sees Harold who tells Thomas that Gordon is being sneaky and that he won't be able to catch up with the star. Thomas gets very sleepy on his way back to the shed where Edward is waiting for him. While talking, Thomas finally falls asleep.

Of all our Thomas books, this one is probably the most beautifully illustrated and well written. Ours gets ready many times each night and it tries to get in bed too with our little one! We just love it! It's just a very nice book, one definitely sure to please your Thomas fan. Highly recommend!

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Color!, July 27, 2003

By A Customer

I bought this book for my 2 year old. He loves looking at the colorful pages. The whole page is painted with bright vibrant colors, not like some books with a little picture in the corner. He loves this book

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome overall., January 23, 2007

By	Karen K. Hart (Austin, MN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Tommy Stubbs's illustrations are beautiful and friendly-looking; the book is of great quality, with a cloth binding and nice paper. 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. 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! 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. It's definitely a fun story.