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Informationen zum Autor Reverend Wilbert Awdry was born in Hampshire in 1911. He grew up close to the railway and was convinced that the steam engines all had different personalities. He used to imagine conversations between them. Later when he was grown up and his son Christopher became ill with measles! Wilbert invented the Thomas stories to entertain him. Christopher kept asking for more stories and Wilbert began writing them. The first of the railway series was published in 1945. Awdry wrote 26 Railway books in total before Christopher took over the series. Klappentext Egmont's annuals cover the interests of various age groups and reading levels! featuring stories and activities involving many of the most popular characters of television! film! games and books. Thomas fans will love the latest annual packed full of stories about their favourite engines, mazes, puzzles, games, lots of colouring plus posters from the new Thomas 2018 film. Zusammenfassung Thomas fans will love the latest annual packed full of stories about their favourite engines! mazes! puzzles! games! lots of colouring plus posters from the new Thomas 2018 film. This is an essential annual this Christmas for every train-mad Thomas fan. Thomas & Friends is a great way to pass on the tradition of Thomas to early readers. Children aged 2 and up will love meeting classic characters such as Percy! James! Gordon! and Toby down on The Fat Controller's railway. Thomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for over 70 years. He ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear! Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.
