Allows fans of Thomas to rediscover the original classic stories about the world's best-loved tank engine. This title includes the four original Thomas stories.

Meet all of the engines in this Thomas & Friends board book with a padded cover! Train-loving boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love to discover fascinating facts about Thomas, Nia, Bertie, Harold, and all their favorite Thomas & Friends characters in this sturdy board book with padded cover. In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small blue wooden train engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, the Reverend W Awdry, made up to accompany the wonderful toy were first published in 1945 and became the basis for the Railway Series, a collection of books about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends--and the rest is history. Thomas & Friends(TM) are now a big extended family of engines and others on the Island of Sodor. They appear not only in books but also in television shows and movies, and as a wide variety of beautifully made toys. The adventures of Thomas and his friends, which are always, ultimately, about friendship, have delighted generations of train-loving boys and girls for more than 70 years and will continue to do so for generations to come.

This wonderful collection contains three complete favorites: "Thomas and the Tiger, Thomas and the Birthday Party" and "James and the Balloons". Full color.

Book a trip to the Island of Sodor with this exciting collection of 8 stories featuring Thomas and his friends. 39 interactive buttons bring the stories to life with sounds and songs straight from Sodor! With each turn of the page, there are new sights to see and new friends to meet. Choosing a story and interacting with it keeps young readers engaged, and matching words with pictures and sounds enhances reading comprehension.