Trouble For Thomas And Other Stories. Written & Illustrated by Kenny McArthur, David Mitton, Terry Permane, and W. Awdry.

McArthur, Kenny, David Mitton, Terry Permane, and W. Awdry. Trouble For Thomas And Other Stories. New York: Random House, 1989. Print. 27 pages
Age Group:	3 to 4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	Thomas the Tank Engine goes on adventures in this photo picture book and learns lessons along the way. Many young readers love trains and these pictures of model trains depict real life trains.  The lessons can be related to the reader’s real life, teaching lessons to the reader as well.
Personal Reaction:	Great pictures, great lessons, the reader will learn without even knowing it.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Trains, Adventures, Trouble, Fishing, Tractors,
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~Promote literacy and the love of language ~Develop and increase emergent literacy skills and vocabulary Print Motivation ~Increase interest in and enjoyment of books Visual Literacy Skills by observing the illustrations. ~Pictures have meanings ~Photos, Pictures and words are different Reading Readiness, which includes understanding that ~Pages turn from right to left ~Books have a front, back and right side up ~Stories have structure and development of a sense of story Print Awareness ~Provide a language enrichment environment ~Show the importance of and provide an opportunity for young readers to listen, observe, imitate, and practice language while interacting with books. Narrative Skills ~Young readers will be able to re-tell a story based on the illustrations in Picture Books