Thomas And The Missing Christmas Tree

It's up to Thomas to get the Christmas tree for the annual Tidmouth Station Christmas Party. But when a blizzard traps Thomas and the precious Christmas tree it's time for another kind of party - a rescue party!

A brand-new train-shaped Thomas board book! This sturdy train-shaped board book lets train-loving boys and girls ages 0 to 3 learn all about their favorite blue engine, Thomas! 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.

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.

Sir Topham Hatt's engines learn that they get the most accomplished when they work together.

One night the wind howls round the engine shed. The next day Thomas struggles through work while bits fall from the station and signals blow down. When some footballers save Thomas from a falling tree, the Fat Controller arranges a special thank you.

Thomas is convinced that he can drive himself! When he heads off on his own, he learns that stopping can be harder than starting. This classic story, originally by the Reverend W Awdry, has been adapted to appeal to the reader who is just beginning to read. Includes fun language building activities.

Thomas and his friends star in ten fun-filled adventures, lavishly illustrated with wonderful full-color photos from the animated videos on PBS's Shining Time Station.