{"product_id":"thomas-friends-annual-2023-hardcover","title":"Thomas \u0026 Friends: Annual 2023 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas \u0026amp;. Friends\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJoin in with engines old and new in this year's Thomas Annual!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked full of activities, stories and posters of your engine friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Thomas and Friends Annual 2023 iincludes stories from classic Thomas as well as the brand new series, \u003cem\u003eAll Engines Go\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of mazes, spot the differences, colouring pages, quizzes, character facts and posters, this Annual is the perfect Christmas gift for little train lovers!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for 75 years. He ranks alongside other beloved characters such as Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Thomas the Tank engines stories were created by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, who 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 told stories Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends to entertain him. Christopher asked for more and more stories and Wilbert began writing them down. The first of the Railway Series books was published in 1945, and Awdry wrote 26 Railway books in total before his son, Christopher, took over the series. There have since been multiple, hugely popular, Thomas the Tank Engine TV series and films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11.4 x 8.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726879232063,"sku":"9780008507664","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9adf55990da598e66602424ffdcf5745.webp?v=1765112683","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/thomas-friends-annual-2023-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}