Ladybird Thomas Goes Fishing and James & the Troublesome Trucks c1984 Hardback

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Seller: alicesinstylecollectables ✉️ (9,809) 100%, Location: Wetherill Park, NSW, AU, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 293582565877 Ladybird Thomas Goes Fishing and James & the Troublesome Trucks c1984 Hardback.

This is a 1984 Ladybird Books edition Thomas Goes Fishing & James and the Troublesome Trucks based on the television episodes of the same name. It is the second Ladybird book featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and is illustrated using photographs from the television series.

In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small blue wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, Reverend W. Awdry, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945. He continued to create new adventures and characters until 1972, when he retired from writing. 

“Thomas loves the sight of the river, and when he sees people fishing at the river he wants to fish too. But his driver does not let him, and all the other engines say that, 'engines don't go fishing'. One day, however, the watertower at the station is out of order, and Thomas has to get some water from the river. But after taking some river-water, he feels as if he's going to burst, and when the Fat Controller and the Inspector look him over, they discover fish in his tanks. They fish them out and have a lovely picnic supper of fish and chips. Thomas does not like fishing now. Some time later, James is in the sheds as punishment from the Fat Controller after banging his coaches about. He is soon let out, and the Fat Controller tells him to pull a train of the most troublesome trucks on the line. Thomas gives him a tease after shunting James' trucks for him, but James struggles over Gordon's Hill after a breakaway, and the Fat Controller, who is in the train behind James, tells James that he deserves his red coat.”

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  • Condition: Very good
  • Condition: Slight wear on the outside corners of the book (see photos) but overall in very good clean condition with no marks, tears or creases
  • Features: Illustrated
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Age Level: Ages 4-8
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition
  • Series: Thomas the Tank Engine
  • Modified Item: No
  • Topic: Railways, Fishing, Trains
  • Book Series: Ladybird Books
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Publication Year: 1984
  • Book Title: Thomas Goes Fishing
  • Intended Audience: Ages 4-8
  • Author: Reverend W Awdry
  • Original Language: English
  • Narrative Type: Fiction
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Inscribed: No
  • Genre: Classics
  • Type: Picture Book
  • UPC: 9780721408811

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