Jump aboard Thomas' train as he pulls his Special around the Island of Sodor! Young train-lovers will delight in this interactive book, packed with all the sights and sounds of The Fat Controller's Railway. Ever wanted to see inside the engines, the railway? This is your chance! Lift the flaps to look inside Thomas' firebox and see him make steam, pull the tab to change the signal, meet Annie and Clarabel and their passengers at the station, then open up the last page for a splendid pop-up surprise.

 

This book features in the following series: Thomas And Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine .

There are 12 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Clive Spong is best known for illustrating The Railway Series books written by the Rev W Awdry and Christopher Awdry, which Spong has worked on since 1983. He has also contributed to children's history books and fairy-tale storybooks. Reverend Wilbert Awry created Thomas the Tank Engine when his son Christopher became ill with measles. Christopher kept asking for more stories and Wilbert began writing them. The first of the railway series was published in 1945. Awdry wrote 26 Railway books in total before Christopher took over the series.