Thomas and the Magic Railroad

It's no secret among (most) parents of Thomas enthusiasts that Britt Allcroft is a horrible writer. For those unfamiliar, Britt Allcroft is a British lady who has written stories, capitalzing on the Thomas the Tank Engine series written by Rev. W. Awdry. She has made a bundle, judging by all the Thomas train sets, DVD's, books, and other paraphanalia. Thomas and the Tank Engine is a very lame movie featuring the very poor writing of Britt Allcroft. Alec Baldwin is great as Mr. Conductor, and Diesel 10 has hilarious lines (his part *must* have been written by someone else!) The rest of the acting is utterly horrible and embarrassing to watch. (If I'm not mistaken, Allcroft directed...so maybe that had something to do with it.) In addition to poor writing, the Allcroft Thomas stories often feature trains harrassing and bullying one another with dubious "lessons" sometimes intertwined. (Whether Awdry wrote the trains like this or it's Allcroft's invention, I do not know.) Anyway, the Thomas and the Magic Railroad is based on Allcroft's film. If you're not familiar with the story, it won't make much sense to you. (Not that little ones will care). Heck, even the movie didn't make much sense! However, my son LOVES this book. He spotted this one and another Thomas book the other day while in a "Stuff Mart". My son actually wanted these two books instead of a PS2 game! Hey, I'll always be glad when my son chooses books over video games! As books go, this is a very nice hardback with 14 semi-glossy pages. Junior, Lily, Mutt and Burnett Stone--they're here. However, the characters do not resemble the actors from the movie. (Stacy and Patch don't make an appearance). The illustrations are bright and colorful, and the print is quite large. My son requests this book be read to him *every* night...so he loves it. So while adults may not enjoy it--finding it silly or downright idiotic--little fans of Thomas the Tank Engine (and the movie) will likely love this book.

My son and daughter went to see the movie. This coloring book gave them a chance to remember and retell the movies' events. They were so excited about the book, I had to order another one!

Well,this book is great for parents to read to their child.It has a plot based on the movie.It's a great book that parents can enjoy,too.I think Thomas The Tank Engine was meant to be made because all of the family can enjoy this series.I rate this as an excellent book that has 5 stars.