James (Story Library book)

"We want a proper engine! Not a Red Monster!"

- the trucks

James is the second book in the My Thomas Story Library series.

Plot
James gets into a lot of trouble. First, he lets off steam soaking the Fat Controller's hat. Then, he shoots past the platform and finally he bumps the coaches causing a leak in the break pipe which has to be mended with newspaper and a passenger's bootlace. The Fat Controller is not pleased and threatens to take away his red coat of paint and paint him blue. Later, James makes the most troublesome trucks on the line behave and the Fat Controller allows him to keep his red coat after all.

Characters
A little tank engine is mentioned and speaks but is not seen. It can be assumed that it is The Little Blue Tank Engine.
 * Edward
 * James
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Jeremiah Jobling

Trivia

 * This book is based on the episodes, James and the Coaches and Troublesome Trucks.
 * The book was released with a CD narrated by Michael Angelis in 2007.

Goofs

 * Gordon's Hill is illustrated as being single tracked instead of double tracked.
 * Most of the trucks in the ninth illustration lack facial features.

Audio
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