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All aboard for an engine adventure! This Thomas and Friends collection contains the complete Engine Adventures series plus 2 exciting bonus stories! With tales from Thomas and all of his Sodor friends, this 3-book collection is sure to provide endless fun, with beloved stories that your child will want to read time and time again! Thomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for over 75 years. He ranks alongside other much-loved characters such as Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Stories include: Thomas James Henry Harold Percy Spencer Emily Gordon Cranky Toby Flynn Hiro The Ghost Engine The Last Train for Christmas Diesel Kevin Charlie Bertie Thomas Goes Crash Troublesome Trucks Oliver Victor The Thomas Way Thomas Helps Hiro Thomas' Trusty Wheels Thomas' New Friend The Snowy Special The Snowy Surprise PLUS: Thomas and the Spring Surprise Thomas and the Dinosaurs
The Thomas the Tank engines stories were created by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, who was born in Hampshire in 1911. He grew up close to the railway and was convinced that the steam engines all had different personalities. He used to imagine conversations between them. Later when he was grown up and his son Christopher became ill with measles, Wilbert told stories Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends to entertain him. Christopher asked for more and more stories and Wilbert began writing them down. The first of the Railway Series books was published in 1945, and Awdry wrote 26 Railway books in total before his son, Christopher, took over the series. There have since been multiple, hugely popular, Thomas the Tank Engine TV series and films.
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