Wilbert Vere Awdry

Features five more characters such as: Arthur, Caroline, Murdoch, Neville, and Freddie.

Over fifty years since his first appearance, Thomas the Tank Engine continues to delight children everywhere. This story collection contains fourteen of the best-loved titles from the Reverend W. Audry's classic Railway Series, including the most famous adventures of Thomas and his friends. Full of incident and humour, these stories are enhanced by the bold, original artwork of C. Reginald Dalby and John Kenney, in a lively new presentation.

This luxury gift box contains the first ten (which are also the ten best-selling) titles in the "Rev. W. Awdry's Railway" series, beautifully reproduced in their original format. A suggested retail price of GBP 50 allows new collectors to discover the classic world of Thomas and his friends. The collection contains a lively assortment of stories, making a timeless gift for all Thomas fans to treasure. Titles are: "The Three Railway Engines", "Thomas the Tank Engine", "James the Red Engine", "Thomas the Tank Engine Again", "Troublesome Engines", "Henry the Green Engine", "Toby the Tram Engine", "Gordon the Big Engine", "Edward the Blue Engine", and "Four Little Engines."

The Thomas & Friends Annual is packed full of exciting stories and fun activities about Thomas and his many friends! Fans of Thomas can read factfiles and stories about their favourite engines, complete fun puzzles and activities and meet some brand new friends too!

In this centenary year celebrating the author's birth, Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world; the original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages. All twenty-six of the Rev. W. Awdry's books are collected in this classic library, each containing a lively assortment of engine stories.

This beautiful anniversary edition includes twenty-six of the Rev. W. Awdry's classic books in one volume. The stories are brought to life with the original illustrations, beautifully restored and reproduced, and the collection includes a special foreword from the Rev. W. Awdry himself, and an afterword by Brian Sibley. The ultimate nostalgic offering for all those who delight in the adventures of this cheeky little engine and his friends and a delightful present for new babies who are sure to grow up to be firm Thomas fans. Children aged 2 and up will love meeting classic characters such as Percy, James, Gordon, and Toby down on The Fat Controller's railway. The short stories and beautiful illustrations are perfect for bedtime reading. Thomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for over 70 years. He ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.

The next five books joining the Thomas the Tank Engine series are: Henry, Duck, Harold, Peter Sam and Emily.

Description Eight volumes from the original Railway Series. Each book contains an exciting adventure which is beautifully illustrated

Gordon, that proud and pompous Express Engine, appeared in all the earlier books in this series, but this is the first time that he has had a book named after him.

This book tells how Henry meets an elephant and James spins round like a top, how the Fat Controller deals with the bigger engines who are Getting Above Themselves and being troublesome, and how a new engine called Percy comes to the rescue by running away.

This book allows fans of Thomas to rediscover the original classic stories about the world's best-loved tank engine. In this sixty-fifth anniversary year, Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world; the original "Railway Series" books continue to delight children of all ages. This new anniversary edition includes the four original Thomas stories, with the engines beautifully brought to life by new reproductions of C. Reginald Dalby's illustrations. Plus, eight pages of exclusive material give an insight into the creation of the famous "Railway Series".

Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world; the original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages.

Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world; the original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages.

Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world; the original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages.

Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world; the original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages.

Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world; the original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages.

A useful way to introduce basic counting skills to young Thomas fans. Young children will love spotting their favourite characters and learning how to count with help from Thomas and his friends.