Thomas and the Hide and Seek Animals

Thomas and the Hide and Seek Animals is a Thomas the Tank Engine Flap book and based on the Railway Series.   The New Zoo in Sodor is ready to open, but where are all the animals? The clever monkeys have opened all the train cars and now the animals are hiding all over Sodor.  Thomas the tank engine and his friends need to find the animals, so the New Zoo can open.  Your child will delight in lifting the flaps and helping Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends hunt for a hungry bear, a sleeping tiger, noisy parrots, and many more animals.

Thomas and the Hide and Seek Animals is based on the Railway Series created by Reverend W. Awdry (the W is for Wilbert).  The characters that would make Awdry famous and the first stories featuring them were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book, (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.

Owen Bell (also know as Owian Bell) is the illustrator of Thomas and the Hide and Seek Animals.  He has illustrated various Thomas books, video cases, various merchandise packaging and poster from 1986-1996.  He has also provided the illustrations for all the jigsaw puzzles during that period.

THE NEW ZOO is ready to open – but where are all the animals? The clever monkeys have opened all the train cars and the animals are hiding all over Sodor! Lift the flaps and help Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends hunt for a hungry bear, a sleeping tiger, noisy parrots, and many more!

What a wonderful story with illustrations to read to your child at bedtime or anytime.  The flaps in Thomas and the Hide and Seek Animals that uncover the animals allow the child to participate as you read the story.

Worn edge of cover repaired, but the book is in very good condition.