How did Thomas the Tank Engine arrive on the Island of Sodor? How did he become the number 1 little blue engine? Train-loving boys ages 4 to 7 will delight in this original paperback storybook--the first and only one that tells the whole story about their beloved friend Thomas.

While Thomas befriends the new steam engine Belle, Percy makes friends with the diesel engines at the dieselworks, and it causes tensions to flare in the town of Sodor.

On a snowy Christmas Eve, Thomas hopes he can finish his important deliveries and still have time to hang up his stocking.

Thomas and his friends explore the colors as they make their way around the island of Sodor.

Thomas the Tank engine thinks that all the other engines are too busy to help him celebrate his birthday, but he is in for a surprise.

Thomas helps the Earl restore Ulfstead Castle and makes friends with an old engine named Stephen.

Easy-to-read, lyrical text tells how cautious Thomas gives a ride to a judge who is in a big hurry to get to a train show.

When a kite from the Sodor Kite Festival blows away, Thomas wants to save the day by himself, but it will require teamwork to get the kite back.

Sir Topham Hatt's railroad engines discover that respect for the rules and for each other pays off in the end.