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Thomas Helps Out, later retitled as Helpful Thomas, is an interactive book.
Plot
Thomas' whistle is broken and Sir Topham Hatt tells him to go the workshop so the mechanic can fix it. Thomas is worried and does not know if he will like the workshop because he never went to one before, but he is determined to be really useful.
Characters
- Thomas
- Henry
- Percy
- Mavis
- Salty
- Bertie
- Harold
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Harvey (does not speak)
- Troublesome Trucks (do not speak)
- Cranky (does not speak)
- Gordon (cover only)
- James (cover only)
- Toby (cover only)
Locations
Trivia
- Lee Crooks narrated this book.
- This story is similar to the eleventh series episode, Thomas and the Storyteller and the fifteenth series episode, Wonky Whistle.
- Illustrations and the general plot of Thomas needing his whistle fixed would be reused in A New Whistle for Thomas.
- In the UK, this was published exclusively for Marks & Spencers.
- The book cover is edited on page 16 of the book, Cheer Up, Cranky!.
Goofs
- Harvey's buffers are painted black.
- Bertie's face and radiator are out of scale.
Gallery
Original cover
2006 cover
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