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Illus. in full color. It's Thomas's birthday, but where are all the presents, balloons, and silly hats? Thomas thinks his friends have forgotten, but they may have a surprise for him.
Lexile Measure: 220L (What's this?)
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Thomas & Friends edition (September 19, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0679808094
ISBN-13: 978-0679808091
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #8,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #22 in Books > Children's Books > Cars, Trains & Things That Go > Trains #85 in Books > Children's Books > Early Learning > Beginner Readers #124 in Books > Children's Books > Holidays & Celebrations
Age Range: 4 - 6 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 1
"Thomas does not want to work today. It is his birthday! He wants a party, with presents, balloons, and silly hats. But Sir Topham Hatt says, `Henry is busy. Gordon is busy. James is busy. You must work today, Thomas.'" -From the bookEven though it is his birthday, Thomas is sent out to work on the railway. He works hard all day long, and is sad that no one wishes him a happy birthday. Has everyone forgotten?At the end of the day, a dejected Thomas chugs into the darkened shed. "Some birthday", he thinks.Just then the lights go on-and Thomas is given a wonderful surprise from the other engines, railway employees, and Sir Topham Hatt!Happy Birthday, Thomas! is a Step 1 "Step into Reading" book that is geared to children in Preschool to Grade 1. The type is large, the sentences are short, and the illustrations are bright and colorful. There are no insults traded among the trains in this book, unlike the Thomas the Tank Engine stories geared to older children.
I bought this book for my first grader to read to her 19 month old brother, and it has quickly become my little one's favorite book. The illustrations are beautiful, and the text is simple. The concepts are riveting for little ones - trains, birthday, surprises, and a cow on the train tracks. We all enjoy this book, but my toddler absolutely loves it.
My 3 year old son loves Thomas right now. In this book, Thomas is sad because he must work on his birthday. But, while he works, his friends plan a surprise party for him. The language is very simple, and the simple vocabulary repeats often. So it is very easy for young children to understand and enjoy. My 3 year old can tell the story page by page. My 22 month old son can tell parts of the story. They fight over the book. I rated the book 4 stars instead of 5 because children who don't know Thomas might not look at it right away. But it is a lovely story, with very nice illustrations. The book is short, so it keeps their attention until the end.
I am buying this book for my son and daughter (3 and 5 respectively). They both love Thomas and my son particularly loves this book. He can hardly wait to get to the end where Sir Topham Hatt and the gang yell "Surprise!"He even presses his face against Thomas' on the last page and quietly whispers "Happy Birthday" to his favorite steamie.A wonderful addition to any Thomas fan's library.
We have many of these Thomas books, and I got this for my 2 year old's birthday. I have read it to him at bedtime every night since. He loves it. It is a great introduction to birthdays and all that come with then. It is simple, but hold his attention. My only complaint is that on some pages the lettering is dark and the background is dark, and when you are reading in dim light it's hard to make out the words. But we almost have it memorized at this point, so it's not that big a deal :)
While it's for a child learning to read, I bought it for my son's 2nd birthday. If he had his way, we would read it every night! I rotate his books so we don't get bored with them, and recently started reading this one again - for Poppa's birthday. He then thought Poppa would want "presents, balloons, and silly hats" for his birthday, just like Thomas did, lol.
Hapy Biurthday, Thomas, exceeded, surpassed my expectations. My 4-year old grandson was thrilled and hasn't but it down since he received it. He takes it everywhere to show everyone -- even to show-and-tell at his school. And all his friends love it also.It is unique. He actually plays the cake (Thomas song), sings along and dances to the music. So far, the battery has held up. I've ordered another musical car (Caboose) which I hope he likes as much! At the same time I ordered the Happy Birthday Thomas book. All I can say is "WOW" to both!
I felt that it was time for my grandson to get familiar with the concept of reading - he just turned 3. He loves books and this one was about one of his favorite topics - Thomas the tank engine. We need to do more work before he is able to read, but it is a good start.
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