"First published in Great Britain 1945"--P. facing t.p.

A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of James the red engine.

Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world. Now rediscover the classic stories about the world's best-loved tank engine with these stunning new hardback editions of the original 'Railway Series'. In Troublesome Engines, Henry meets an elephant, James spins like a top and a new engine called Percy comes to the rescue ...by running away! Thomas the Tank Engine has been delighting generations of children for over 70 years. It all began as a story made up by the Reverand W. Awdry to entertain his son when he had measles. Now millions of people across the world have grown up with the tales of Sodor Island, enchanted by the adventures of Thomas and his friends, Percy, Gordon, and Toby, and all the other engines that work on the Fat Controller's railway. Have you collected all the adventures in the Railway Series? Thomas the Tank Engine; Troublesome Engines; James the Red Engine; Tank Engine Thomas Again; and, The Three Railway Engines. Also look out for the Railway Series Boxed Set.

In this pop-up book featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends, James has an unfortunate encounter with a signal.

A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of several railway engines.

This Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends story features Thomas himself trying to deal with those troublesome trucks.

4 New Look Thomas Storybooks Following from the success of these fantastic storybooks, Egmont Books are re-launching these existing Thomas titles into a new format complete with a spine and embossed cover. Each title contains a story featuring Thomas and his friends which are ideal for parents and children to share together. Children will want to collect all 4, and they are key titles to have within the Thomas range.

The Reverend Awdry created Thomas the Tank Engine for his son, Christopher Awdry, who continued his father's work by writing a further 14 books. Thomas fans will be delighted to see all of Christopher Awdry's stories beautifully reproduced and printed for the first time since 1996. Christopher Awdry's first Thomas book for 10 years is also being published by Egmont in September 2007.