Thomas the tank engine/ by The rev.W. Awdry

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE  contains four stories written by the Reverend W Awdry but starts with a letter:

Dear Christopher,

Here is your friend Thomas the Tank Engine.  He wanted to

come out of his station yard and see the world. These stories tell

you how he did it.

I hope you will like them because you helped me to make them.

Your Loving Daddy

How many authors have been inspired of motivated by their children to put pen to paper?  This was the case when this clergyman and railroad enthusiast created these stories and characters that would make him famous to amuse his son, Christopher, during a bout of measles at the age of two and a half.  Each story takes young Christopher through the sometimes cheeky, sometimes impatient, sometimes boastful little engine's humbling experiences as he interacts with others and grows up to become a really useful engine.  Now that's enough to put a smile on any face!

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 Bonnie R