Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree is a Ladybird book release by Kaye & Ward Ltd on 29th January 1987. Based on the episode, Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree. It is illustrated using photographs from the television series.
Plot[]
2 days before Christmas, The Fat Controller sent Thomas to fetch the Christmas tree for Tidmouth Station. The other engines were looking forward to the Christmas party round the tree. They waited for Thomas to return...the next day they were still waiting. What happened to Thomas?
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Toby
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Percy (does not speak)
- Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
- Harold (does not speak)
- Edward (cameo)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Bertie (cameo)
- Trevor (cameo)
Trivia[]
- Photographs from Thomas' Christmas Party and The Deputation are used.
- Some photographs were specially taken for this book in 1987.
- A cassette tape narrated by Ringo Starr was included with some of the books.