Thomas & Friends: My Thomas Story Library 46-55

Mini Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Picture Books

Oct 27, 2008 Susan Whelan

My Thomas Story Library is a series of five minute stories for young children featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and other engines and friends from the Island of Sodor.

With 55 titles currently in the series, My Thomas Story Library books are ideal for young children. Each book is named for a particular engine or friend on the Island of Sodor railway. The 27 page books feature large print text on one page opposite a full-page colour illustration. In each story, there is a lesson to be learned about the benefits of good behaviour and friendship and consequences of bad behaviour and mistreating others.

My Thomas Story Library Titles 46 - 55

Rocky – Rocky the new crane needs an engine to pull him and Gordon decides that Rocky will never be useful, until an accident proves otherwise.

Rosie – Rosie wants to be just like Thomas and follows him everywhere. Thomas chooses a dangerous track so that Rosie won’t follow him and ends up getting caught in a rockslide.

Dennis – Dennis is a lazy diesel causing problems for the other engines when he tricks them into doing his work. Eventually Dennis needs their help and discovers that it is important to work as part of a team.

Alfie – Alfie the excavator is teased about being small by other member of The Pack. Eventually everyone discovers that sometimes being small can be really useful.

The Fat Controller – Sir Topham Hatt, the Fat Controller, runs the Sodor Railway. One day he must deal with Gordon, Henry and James when they are causing trouble and refusing to work.

Jeremy – Thomas is jealous of Jeremy the jet plane until he realises that even though he can’t fly like Jeremy, he can still be really useful.

Hector – The other engines have called the large new truck Hector the Horrid, but Thomas discovers that Hector acts mean because he is frightened about having to try something new.

BoCo – BoCo takes Bill and Ben’s trucks by mistake so they decide to play a trick on him. Edward reminds them that it is important to get the job done properly instead of being silly.

Billy – Billy is new to Sodor and thinks that Thomas is too bossy. He learns that Thomas is just trying to be helpful and it is a good idea to listen to his instructions.

Whiff – Emily doesn’t want to work with Whiff because he is scruffy and dirty. She is embarrassed when the other engines see them together, but discovers that they can only get the job done properly when they work together.

Fun Stories for Fans of Thomas the Tank Engine

Published by Egmont UK and based on The Railway Series by Rev W Awdry, The Thomas Library is periodically updated to include new engines and characters. Five additional titles are due for release in 2009.

Dimensions of 13 x 15 cm allow these books to be easily included in a handbag or child’s backpack for easy entertainment when out and about. They are also relatively inexpensive, making them ideal for star chart prizes or incentives.

My Thomas Library Titles 1 - 15

My Thomas Library Titles 16 - 30

My Thomas Library Titles 31 - 45

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