Happy Birthday, Thomas!

by Rev. W. Awdry

Published 19 September 1990

Thomas and the School Trip

by Rev. W. Awdry

Published 7 September 1993

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.

This Step into Reading Step 1 leveled reader based on the summer 2016 Thomas & Friends movie adventure will thrill train-obsessed little boys and girls ages 3 to 7. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. For children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.