Murdoch

Thomas and Friends

by W. Awdry, Robin Davies (Illustrator ), Jerry Smith (Illustrator )

Each book in this series features one of Thomas the Tank Engine's very good friends.

Genres: Picture Books

34 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2008

About the author

Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, better known as the Rev. W. Awdry, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.

The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.

Reviews

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Murdoch” - A new, large engine comes to the station. Murdoch likes peace and quiet. It takes a significant event for him t come to appreciate the talkative Salty and Harvey.
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[Shahrun · Rating 3 out of 5]

Murdoch likes his peace and quite. It takes a noise overload for him to realise how lucky he already was.