Ladybird Books

Ladybird Books were a brand of children's books. They featured 1-3 stories in each book and were illustrated using photographs from the television series. They covered the first two series. Some books also came with cassette audiobooks narrated by Ringo Starr.

Titles

 * 1) Percy Runs Away and Thomas and the Breakdown Train
 * 2) Thomas Goes Fishing and James and the Troublesome Trucks
 * 3) Thomas and Terence and James and the Tar Wagons
 * 4) Thomas and Bertie and Thomas Down the Mine
 * 5) Toby and the Stout Gentleman and Thomas in Trouble
 * 6) Edward, Gordon and Henry and Gordon Off the Rails
 * 7) Thomas' Christmas Party
 * 8) Thomas, Percy, and the Coal/Saved from Scrap
 * 9) Thomas and Trevor/Duck Takes Charge
 * 10) Percy and Harold/Percy takes the Plunge
 * 11) Pop Goes the Diesel/Dirty Work/A Close Shave
 * 12) Thomas Comes to Breakfast/BoCo the Diseasel
 * 13) Daisy/Percy's Predicament/Woolly Bear
 * 14) Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
 * 15) The Sad Story of Henry/Thomas's Train/Thomas and the Guard

Ladybird Cassettes
Recorded 1985-1987 by Pickwick Tell-a-Tale and produced in association with Ladybird books all the Ladybird Books where accompanied by a series of cassettes narrated by Ringo Starr.

Some of the tapes came with the books, some where sold alone, and would feature a whistle noise to turn the page if following along with the book.

Trivia

 * If the cassette contained three stories, the second story would be cut in half with the first half on side one and the other half on side two.
 * Book 15 was the only Ladybird book not to have a cassette.