Four Little Engines

Railway Series #10

by W. Awdry, C. Reginald Dalby (Illustrator)

Four small engines run on their own special line, looked after by the Thin Controller.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Picture Books, Adventure, Trains

62 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1954

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

[Lynn Maitlen]

So damn cute.

An immensely enjoy addition to The Railway Series with some nice lessons about respecting your elders and being patient. I loved the little engines.

[Bree]

Notes:
we read these books so many times
the classic series is the only way to enjoy Thomas

[Gursimran Singh]

I like this book because it is all about Narrow Gauge Engines like Sir Handel, Skarloey, Rheneas and Peter Sam.

[booklady]

I am reading through these and then passing them along to my daughter for her to enjoy with my grandson. I used to watch the PBS shows (or listen to them) when my children were young, but I never read the books, so this is grandma finally indulging herself after all these years. Perhaps I will hang on to a few and read them with my grandson before passing them along! 😉 They are just such precious little stories.

[Alyce Caswell]

I usually get annoyed when the episodes/books focus on these randos, but the story was quite good.

[Arcane John]

This is a great story and my son loves to read it every morning

[Heather]

Trip down memory lane

[Christopher Dennis]

Absolute timeless classic just like the Talyllyn Railway on which the story is based.

[Sophie Crane]

You Can't go wrong with the Railway Series & this book is our introduction to The engines of The Skarloey Railway.

[Meowcats TV]

One of my favorite Railway Series books. The first time we're shown a part of Sodor that isn't the North Western Railway. Memorable characters too.