- Thomas & Friends

Thomas & Friends: The Lost Sheep

By Thomas & Friends
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Help Thomas find the missing sheep in this lift-the-flap adventure!

With big flaps for little hands!

Lift all the flaps to find Thomas’ missing sheep. Discover all the farm animals along the way, and meet some of Thomas’ engine friends too!

Little engineers will have lots of fun spotting familiar characters in this playful lift-the-flap book.

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.

Format: Board Book
Ageband: 1 to 5
Release Date: 18 Aug 2022
Pages: 10
ISBN: 978-0-00-851081-7
The 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 and books.

‘A global icon, with more than 20 TV series made.’, BBC news -

"Thomas the Tank Engine has been a comforting, familiar face to so many families … entertaining, educating and inspiring children on important issues through exciting stories and characters. I certainly have fond memories of growing up with Thomas & Friends and being transported to new places through his adventures.", Prince Harry -