Learn with Thomas

by W. Awdry, Ken Stott (Illustrator)

Which engines are twins?  Which animal lives in a stable?  Who travels in the train's cab?   Children can answer these and dozens more questions by looking at the colorful scenes on each spread, while labeled spot art gives further, glossary-style clues.  Entertaining and educational, this oversize book, filled with train trivia and kid-friendly information about shapes, sizes, weather, and wheels, will delight young Thomas fans.  

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 7, 1996

About the author

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.