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W. Awdry

Born

in Romsey, Hampshire, The United Kingdom

June 15, 1911

Died

March 21, 1997

Genre

Children's Books

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Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, better known as the Rev. W. Awdry, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, 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. ...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 24,039 ratings · 1,873 reviews · 1,224 distinct works • Similar authors

	Stop, Train, Stop! 3.94 avg rating — 1,066 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection 4.43 avg rating — 689 ratings — published 1996 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go, Train, Go! by W. Awdry, Tommy Stubbs (Illustrations) 3.92 avg rating — 761 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Railway Engines (The Railway Series, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 1945	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Crack in the Track 3.74 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Birthday, Thomas! (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2) 3.93 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 1990 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection by W. Awdry, C. Reginald Dalby (Illustrator), John T. Kenney (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 2001 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thomas Goes Fishing (Thomas & Friends) 3.77 avg rating — 422 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Night, Thomas 4.02 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Train, Green Train 3.75 avg rating — 389 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by W. Awdry

Thomas and Friends (221 books)
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Tommy Stubbs

3.76 avg rating — 16,139 ratings

Railway Series (42 books)
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C. Reginald Dalby (Illustrator)

4.13 avg rating — 4,166 ratings

Thomas Story Library (46 books)
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Robin Davies

3.91 avg rating — 1,262 ratings

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Series 848 (15 books)
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3.65 avg rating — 188 ratings

Quotes by W. Awdry (?)

“Sometimes, the Best Adventures are the Ones We can only Dream about.”
― Wilbert Awdry, Your Favorite Thomas the Tank Engine

tags: adventure, dream, railway, train

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“Your color’s nice, James—pity about your face, though,” said a freight car.”
― Wilbert Awdry, Thomas and the Rumors

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“I should like my epitaph to say, "He helped people see God in the ordinary things of life, and he made children laugh.”
― Revd Awdry

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