Who doesn't love Thomas the Tank Engine? Vintage storybook based on the original railways.
Based on works of creator Rev W Awdry. First edition thus, 1993. (Thomas first appeared in print in 1946.) Random House New York.
TRUST THOMAS
"Thomas the Tank Engine was feeling bright and cheerful. It was a splendid day.
"Good morning," he whistled to some cows, but the cows didn't reply.
"Never mind," said Thomas. "They're busy with their breakfast."
"Next he saw Bertie.
"Hello, Bertie. Care for a race today?"
"But all Bertie could say was, "Ouch. That's another hole in the road."
THE TROUBLE WITH MUD
"One morning Thomas was being cleaned when Gordon arrived.
"Mud had blown all over his smart blue paint.
"Hello, Gordon," called Thomas. "You look as you had a mud bath. Be a sensible engine and have a shower instead."
"Gordon snorted.
"I haven't time to dawdle over my appearance like fussy tank engines do."
Rev. Wilbert Awdry first wrote The Three Railway Engines based on stories he told his son Christopher during his recovery from the measles. Thomas the Tank Engine followed in 1946 and became a big hit, leading to numerous books, TV series, and movies.
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