This stunning gift book contains stories from fourteen of the original books from the Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series. These specially-selected stories feature the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. The pages are newly designed to make the stories accessible and enjoyable for children of all ages while retaining their ageless charm. With high production values, it is an essential addition to every child's library.

 

This book is part of a book series called Thomas the Tank Engine .

There are 512 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 2002 by Egmont UK Ltd .

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.