I don't know a great deal about babies (the closest I've come is a cat) but I'm being forced to learn in the present buying stakes at least by having gained a nephew and a niece as well as two god-daughters over the last couple of years. The wife told me that our two-year old nephew had laughed at a picture of Thomas the Tank Engine so I decided to get him some form of train for Christmas. I usually go with Fisher Price as they're always big and colourful and the brand comes with a certain assumption of quality. This time around, though, I decided to go with a regular Thomas toy. I chose Gordon predominantly because he was bigger than the rest and ...  Read the complete review

I must admit that I was a bit of a cheat when we first bought our wooden railway six years ago. I used to buy cheap wooden trains and stick faces on the front to fool my kids into thinking they were "Thomas" characters, as I was not keen on spending big money on the official ones! After a while I was caught out, and my son was keen to get his hands on the the real thing, so when we had some cash of nan, we headed to ELC to buy the real deal. The first engine we bought was Gordon, as he is one of our favourite characters from the Thomas books. Proud, boastful and arrogant, Gordon often accuses Thomas of not working hard enough, but usually ends ...  Read the complete review