Wilbert Awdry

Born

in Romsey, Hampshire, The United Kingdom

June 15, 1911

Died

March 21, 1997

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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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Wilbert Awdry’s books

Average rating: 3.81 · 18,066 ratings · 1,334 reviews · 676 distinct works • Similar authors

	Stop, Train, Stop! a Thomas the Tank Engine Story 3.90 avg rating — 962 ratings — published 1995 — 5 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 Wilbert Awdry, Tommy Stubbs (Illustrations) 3.96 avg rating — 616 ratings — published 2005 — 9 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 4.37 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 1996 — 6 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! 3.97 avg rating — 407 ratings — published 1990 — 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
	Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection by Wilbert Awdry, C. Reginald Dalby (Illustrator), John T. Kenney (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	The Three Railway Engines (The Railway Series, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 1945 — 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
	A Crack in the Track 3.71 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 2001 — 9 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 3.80 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 2005 — 3 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 — 289 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 3.64 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2006 — 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

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Series by Wilbert Awdry

Thomas and Friends (191 books)
by

Wilbert Awdry (Contributor),

Richard Courtney (Illustrations)

3.74 avg rating — 11,274 ratings

The Railway Series (41 books)
by

Wilbert Awdry,

C. Reginald Dalby (Illustrator)

4.06 avg rating — 2,490 ratings

Thomas Story Library (46 books)
by

Wilbert Awdry

4.01 avg rating — 643 ratings

Quotes by Wilbert Awdry

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

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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“Engine loves his branch line. One day, when he stopped at a small station, some children looked sad. “They’ve closed our playground and our favorite sand pit.” “Teacher says the sand is soiled and too dirty to play in.”
― Wilbert Awdry, Thomas and the Rumors

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