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Wilbert Awdry

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born
in Romsey, Hampshire, The United Kingdom
June 15, 1911

died
March 21, 1997

gender
male

genre
Children's Books


About this author

Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, better known as the Reverend W. Awdry and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.

The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.


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Wilbert Awdry's Books

Average rating: 3.79 · 3,621 ratings · 378 reviews · 396 distinct works · Similar authors
Stop, Train, Stop! a Thomas...
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions
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Thomas The Tank Engine: The...
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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Thomas the Tank Engine Stor...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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Go, Train, Go!
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
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Thomas and the School Trip
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions
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Thomas The Tank Engine: Tho...
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 124 ratings — 4 editions
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Thomas & Friends: James and...
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions
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Thomas Goes Fishing
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions
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A Crack in the Track (Brigh...
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
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Thomas & Friends: Blue Trai...
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions
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Series by Wilbert Awdry

The Three Railway Engines Thomas the Tank Engine James the Red Engine Henry the Green Engine Toby the Tram Engine
The Railway Series (41 books)
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