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Archived > [DONE] Request to group entries into a series: "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: Ladybird Series 848"

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message 1: by RM (last edited Aug 20, 2025 10:22PM) (new) - rated it 2 stars

RM | 745 comments The following Goodreads entries can be grouped into a series. They were released by Ladybird Books in 1984-1988 (as its 'Series 848') to coincide with the Britt Allcroft-created TV series; they're all essentially scripts of the first 2 TV series, complete with photo stills. The scripts were in turn adapted from -- and remained very similar to -- Awdry's original stories, but they're not simply new editions of those stories.

1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

2. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

3. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

4. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

5. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

6. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

7. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

8. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

9. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

10. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

11. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

12. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

13. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

14. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

15. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Source 1: https://imgur.com/a/6Va0CjF

Source 2: http://www.tonystrading.co.uk/galleri...

I'll provide better-quality scans of all the covers and post them in the 'cover help' folder.


message 2: by RM (new) - rated it 2 stars

RM | 745 comments *BUMP*


message 3: by Tawnya (last edited Aug 22, 2025 12:58AM) (new)

Tawnya | 4041 comments I created the series. It can be found here: Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

I also separated the combo books. The two Christmas books were odd, being the only single titles in the mix. Number 14 was missing over half of its covers. Archive had all of the books except one. If you want anything else cleaned up with this series, such as the covers, you can add it here. I am on here daily, so I will get notified.

As an aside, I have seen your requests and I must say, you're photos are so well done.

Have a good day.


message 4: by RM (new) - rated it 2 stars

RM | 745 comments Thanks Tawnya, for humouring my request to create a series very few people will be concerned about now, and for the kind words: amazing what a scanner and some mild obsessive-compulsion can achieve.

I'm sure there's some cleaning up to be done: in the meantime I'll archive this thread, but if I ever return to it I'll bring it back out!


message 5: by Tawnya (new)

Tawnya | 4041 comments You're welcome.


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