Two beloved children's TV shows are adding diverse new characters that reflect real people more fully: Thomas & Friends will have its first autistic train character, and Peppa Pig included a same-sex ...

An enormous cheer erupts from the kindergarten class as an educator from the Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes students from Westbury's Dryden Street School to the new "Thomas & Friends: Explore ...

On the 70th anniversary of the books that spawned Thomas The Tank Engine, NPR's Elizabeth Blair considers the economic model of Thomas's home... Just How Do 'Thomas & Friends' Drive Sodor's Economy?