Full Steam Ahead: Thomas The Tank Engine Turns 65 : NPR

$ 19.99

4.5 (733) In stock

It's been 65 years since Thomas the Tank Engine first chugged into the hearts of young readers in 1945. Thomas started out as "Edward the Blue Engine" -- star of the many stories the Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his young son, Christopher, while he was sick with the measles.
It's been 65 years since Thomas the Tank Engine first chugged into the hearts of young readers in 1945. Thomas started out as Edward the Blue Engine -- star of the many stories the Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his young son, Christopher, while he was sick with the measles.