Thomas & Friends: A Day at the Zoo a peep-through book Thomas & Friends 9781405299879

Join Thomas for an adventurous day at the zoo!

Each page has a fun peep through so little engineers can follow along with Thomas and spot which animal is next. Thomas sees lions, penguins, kangaroos and more. With simple text and lovely illustrations, this book is the perfect gift for young Thomas fans.

Thomas 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 and essential part of our literary heritage.

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.