| Title | : | Toby the Tram Engine (The Railway Series, #7) |
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| ISBN | : | 1405203374 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781405203371 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 62 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1952 |
Toby is rescued from his East Anglian railway by the Fat Controller, and has a run-in with James.
Toby the Tram Engine (The Railway Series, #7) Reviews
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Four more delightful tales about these favorite engines and cars. In this selection, we are introduced to Toby and Henrietta, who are given a new life by Sir Topham, who rescues them from retirement, which for an engine means lack of usefulness, i.e., death. Engines want to be useful.
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The first THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE book I've read as an adult. Quite charming in its simplistic, younger reader way. There are actually three or four very short stories collected here, but the titular character is introduced in the first and appears in the others. Slightly twee but the strong illustrations make up for that and Awdry packs a surprising amount of character into inanimate objects. You can see why his books were so popular...
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The best one in the series so far. Awdry did a great job of making the reader feel bad for Toby in the first story, so his redemption and inclusion to Sodor feels very earned and satisfying. He fits right in with everyone else!
A truly great tale from the great Rev. W. Awdry! -
My favourite of the locos and I've just been fortunate to read it on a first edition signed by the good Reverend.
