Series: Thomas & Friends
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (August 2, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399552073
ISBN-13: 978-0399552076
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.8 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #11,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #28 in Books > Children's Books > Cars, Trains & Things That Go > Trains #101 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > Sleep
Age Range: 3 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
My three-and-a-half year old son LOVES Thomas and gets extremely excited whenever he sees the show on TV or when we read a Thomas story. When I found out this book was going to be released, I knew we would be buying it for him because it's perfect to read to him during the day or at bedtime.Thomas and Friends 5-Minute Stories: The Sleepytime Collection contains a total of 12 stories:1. Busy Engines2. The Lost Puff3. Thomas and Scruff4. Percy's New Friends5. Don't Bother Victor6. On Misty Island7. James to the Rescue8. Edward the Hero9. Belle's New Friend10. Gordon Runs Dry11. Noisy Stafford12. Kevin Meets CrankyThis book is 160 pages long so each story is about 12 to 13 pages long and takes about five minutes to read (as suggested by the title of the book) or ten minutes maximum if you talk about the story or look at the pictures. The book measures 8 inches by 10 3/4 inches and has the typical puffy cover and thick paper pages like the other 5-Minute Stories books. Each page, or set of pages, has at least a few sentences so this book would be good for young readers as well. The stories are all about Thomas and his engine friends and their adventures on the Island of Sodor and Misty Island. A lot of the main engines that appear frequently in the show are in this book and there are some others as well such as Stafford, Scruff, Whiff, and Belle.My son loves reading this book and has requested it every night since he got it! He is often too busy to sit down and listen to a story but anything with Thomas holds his interest and, since I love reading to my twins, this book is a good investment for us. Even my daughter enjoys listening to the Thomas stories. I'm not sure why this book is called "The Sleepytime Collection" because it's just like the other 5-Minute Stories books we have and none of the stories are actually about the trains at night or before bed. That doesn't matter so much to us though since these stories can be read anytime of the day. I think this book is great because the stories focus on learning a lesson such as asking for help when you need it and be proud of who you are instead of trying to be someone you're not which I think are good lessons for young children to learn. If you have a Thomas and Friends fan and want a good book that has lots of fun stories, I highly recommend this one!
Great book! My son looks forward to story time every night!
Good short stores and book quality.
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