There were 28 Buzz Books of Fireman Sam released in total. The majority of the books contained original stories except for those numbered 8 to 12; these were based on episodes from Series 3.
The Buzz Books were a subsidiary of Reed International Publishing, who specialised in publishing story books for popular children's brands at the time. The Buzz Books brand was formed in 1990 and became defunct by late 1996. Aswell as Fireman Sam books , They also covered a vast range of popular children's series including Thomas the Tank Engine, Joshua Jones, Rupert, The Wind in the Willows, James Bond Junior, Biker Mice from Mars, The Flintstones, Looney Tunes, The Animals of Farthing Wood, Winnie the Pooh and TUGS.
Each Series' brand had their own individual coloured spine and back for e.g. the Fireman Sam books had a red colour scheme, Thomas books were light blue, Joshua Jones books were dark blue etc.
The first eight Fireman Sam Buzz Books were published in 1990. They were written by Caroline Hill Trevor and illustrated by an art company called CLIC!
In 1991, books 9 -12 were published. They were all written by Caroline Hill Trevor and they were all based on episodes of Series 3. From now on, until the end of the series, the books were illustrated by The County Studio.
In 1992, books 13 to 20 were published. Rob Lee (creator of the show's characters and storylines) took over writing the stories until the end of the series.
Books 21 to 24 were published in 1993 and books 25 to 28 were published in 1994.
Titles[]
- Trevor's Trial Run
- Norman's Spooky Night
- A Bad Day for Dilys
- Bella and the Bird's Nest
- The Pride of Pontypandy
- A Surprise for Sarah
- Elvis' Experiment
- Christmas in Pontypandy
- Sam's Brass Band
- A Spot of Bother
- All in a Good Cause
- Lost in the Fog
- The Fairground Rescue
- Norman and the Runaway Cow
- Penny's First-Aid Drill
- James and the Well
- Seaside Adventure
- Elvis' Big Day
- Flour Power
- Clowning Around
- River Rescue
- Practice Makes Perfect
- Windy Weather
- Norman in Trouble
- The Great Water Trial
- Norman and the Clever Budgie
- Birthday Surprise (Buzz Book)
- Trapped!
Trivia[]
- The first 16 books were compiled into two 'Your Favourite Fireman Sam Story Collection' treasuries, eight in each one. For continuity reasons in the first one, The Pride of Pontypandy and A Surprise for Sarah are switched around. (As originally In Book 6: A Suprise for Sarah - Sarah was suprised to see a female firefighter (Penny) rescue her, as James and Norman had told her "girls can't be fireman". However, in Book 5: The Pride of Pontypandy - Penny had already helped the main crew rescue the twins and the adults from a landslide on the road. So, the way the twins first meet Penny in these books differs to the actual TV series.)
- When the books were first published, they were numbered on the spines. In 1996, re-editions had replaced the number system with just an image of Sam's head.
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