Blast to the Past! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Half-Shell Heroes) (Big Golden Book) Hardcover – Picture Book, September 22, 2015

This book is a summary of the mini-movie that came out on Nickelodeon in November 2015 - which tells the story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles accidentally going back in time and befriending some dinosaurs to fight the Triceraton villains and fix their time-machine to return home.The turtles in this book and mini-movie are the Half-Shell Hero variety - the younger toddler-focused variation of the popular heroes. They are similar to the characters in the 2k12 series that is currently airing in its 4th season, but the turtles are made to look slightly younger than the usual teenage variation.As one reviewer stated, the plot is simplified a bit to fit the episode worth of action into one book, but honestly, even then it's a bit of a long read for bedtime and I sometimes skim through the less important parts as it is - and it's still plenty enjoyable for the kids.The art is adorable and playful and the story is fun. My 4 and 7 year old turtle fans love reading/listening about the show they love so much. (This is not at a level for young-readers to read, the sentences are long and have difficult words, it's more a read-aloud type book)I should have realized by the name and product description, but this is a 'Big Golden book' as opposed to the 'Little Golden Books' and is larger than most of the Golden Books we have in our collection. There's nothing wrong with that, but pointing it out for people that might have expected the smaller size.Overall this is a great book and perfect for the TMNT fans in your household!

My kids love this story, as do I. They were so happy to see that I had gotten this for them. We love these books. Surprisingly long story and nice pictures

My 3 year old divides his obsessions evenly between the Ninja Turtles, Batman and Jake (Neverland Pirates). This book is a perfect complement to the movie. Love the art style that is carried over perfectly from the short movie. They NEED to make more of the cartoon!

Fun book for my grandson who loves the TMNT.

Realm well made, can take a licking from a 3 year old, and does a good job of retelling the story from the movie (so you don't have to worry about a little one correcting you!)

Fun story, has most of the detail of the short movie that it is based on. Could use a little more detail as this is for the 5-7 age range.

The story was fun and easy to follow and nice artwork. Great for young readers and turtle fans

This was a Christmas gift for my 4yr. old grand son he loves both his Dinos. and his teenage mutant ninja turtles this was a Great find. When he opened it op on Christmas morning he screamed and yelled so loud he was overwhelmed with joy