New Releases by Rev. W. Awdry

Thomas the Tank Engine, James, and everyone''s favorite Thomas & Friends characters are featured in five different puzzles in this oversized padded book. Each full-color puzzle has twelve sturdy board pieces that fit right inside the pages of the book—so they’re fun to put together and easy to keep together! Plus, the padded cover makes the Thomas & Friends Puzzle Book the perfect gift!

Thomas the blue train works all day while Percy the green train works all night. Told in the simplest language, here is a charming tale of what they each do. Perfect and portable for toddlers and their caregivers. Bright and Early Board Books are super sturdy, simplified board book editions of classic Beginner Books. First launched in 1996, they have introduced millions of toddlers to beloved books from Dr. Seuss, P. D. Eastman, and other author-illustrators, in a format just right for young readers!

Stepney, a very old engine, is taking the museum cars to the Natural History Museum. James and Henry think that not only is Stepney an old "bucket of bolts," but that the museum cars carry "just a lot of old nonsense." When Stepney breaks down, Thomas doesn''t want to get stuck being seen with the old dinosaur bones and relics of the past. What will his friends think, and more important, what will the children say? Thomas is in for a big surprise!

Thomas often sees his young friends standing by the stream fishing. It looks like so much fun that Thomas wants to go fishing too. One day, he runs out of steam and his driver fills his boiler from the stream. And soon, Thomas’ boiler is what the driver is fishing in! In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small, blue, wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, the Reverend W Awdry, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945.

Thomas is taking the judge to the train show! He speeds up a hill, across a ridge, through a tunnel, and over a bridge. But as soon as Thomas starts to go fast—screech!—he has to slow down. A goat is in the way, the wind is pushing him back, the tunnel is very dark, and logs are on the track! As soon as Thomas gets past each delay, he gets to go fast—at last! But will they reach the show on time? Go, Thomas, go!

A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of several railway engines.

The Fat Controller has re-oped the a branch line on which Duck worked, and is joined by Oliver, a Great Western Engine who is saved from the scrap heap.

Introducing Duke, who was lost in his own shed for twenty-two years because of a landslide. He looks like a real engine called Prince which runs a Portmadoc in Wales.

Flying Scotsman visits the Fat Controller''s Railway and Henry is jealous because he has two tenders. Duck makes Henry look silly, but it is Henry who rescues the passengers when the other railway and Duck''s Branch line gets a new name.

It is Christmas eve, and Thomas wishes he was safe and warm in his shed with the other engines. But Thomas is a Really Useful Engine and has several important deliveries to make. Will he get home in time to make sure his stocking has been carefully hung? And when a big blizzard blows up, Thomas fears that Father Christmas may not find the engine shed at all. The Reverend W Awdry first started telling his young son tales of Thomas, Percy and the other Really Useful Engines in 1944. In 1945, he started writing the tales down, and upon their publication they were immediately embraced by train lovers in Great Britain and worldwide. Before his death in 1997, the Reverend wrote 26 volumes of stories that continue to thrill generations of young readers.

Thomas is convinced that he can drive himself! When he heads off on his own, he learns that stopping can be harder than starting. This classic story, originally by the Reverend W Awdry, has been adapted to appeal to the reader who is just beginning to read. Includes fun language building activities.

Stories about Thomas'' Branch Line.

A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of several railway engines.

Introduction to the new Controller, called the small controller, a new branch line called the small railway and new engines Rex, Bert and Mike.

Straight from the latest Thomas video comes three delightful new tales from the Island of Sodor. Thomas fans will laugh when James gets carried away about a balloon, Harvey rescues Percy, and Thomas becomes a jet engine! Filled with gentle humor and lots of photo illustrations.

In the first story, Thomas the tank engine races Bertie the bus. In the second story, Bertie hurries to deliver his passengers to the next station after they miss their train.

Join Percy, James, Gordon, and the rest of your Sodor friends as we celebrate the little blue engine who does really big things!

Two books in one - Thomas'' Train and Thomas and Gordon.

Thomas is going on a special trip to the circus, and there are lots of wonderful things to discover along the way--a beautiful hot air balloon, a playful dolphin, and a barrel of monkeys, just to name a few! Lift and peek behind the many flaps and see the hidden surprises. Preschoolers will want to climb on board with this fun transportation shaped flap book, bursting with treasures on every page!

Based on The Railway Series by the REV. W. AWDRY A is for All Aboard! Filled with fun photographs from the popular TV show, Shining Time Station, Thomas''s ABC Book will delight children while teaching them the alphabet along the way.

Illustrated in full color. When Thomas the Tank Engine decides to bypass his usual stops and speed directly to the end of the line, havoc ensues. Passengers bounce up and down in their seats and in their beds, no one can get on or off the train, and everything in the baggage car gets mixed up!

BERTIE THE BUS thinks he is faster than Thomas. Before you can say "Ready? Set. Go!" they''re on their way. An interactive element of working wheels affixed to the book lets Thomas fans experience the great race first hand as they chug along with Thomas!

Thomas the Tank Engine learns about the dangers of fishing, traveling in the snow, and pulling freight cars.