My Thomas Story Library

"My Thomas Story Library" is a series of small books for children published by Egmont Publishing, in collaboration with HiT Entertainment. Over the course of five years, the company plan to publish a collection of fifty titles, each one devoted individually to a character from the popular television series. The stories featured in some books are loose adaptations of those that feature in the original "Railway Series" by the Reverend W. Awdry, whilst others are adapted from the television series (primarily those featuring characters who were created for the television series).

The books are illustrated using special enhanced graphics by Robin Davies and Jerry Smith.

Quotation from the publisher's website: "'' . . . 'My Thomas Story Library' stories are closely based on the original books by the Reverend W. Awdry, retold for a new generation of Thomas fans and accompanied by realistic and detailed artwork."

2003

 * Thomas: Thomas and Gordon/Thomas and the Breakdown Train
 * James: Troublesome Trucks/James and the Coaches
 * Donald and Douglas: Breakvan/The Deputation [
 * Toby: Toby and the Stout Gentleman/Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas
 * Bulgy: Bulgy
 * Elizabeth: Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry
 * Cranky: Cranky Bugs
 * Terence: Thomas, Terence and the Snow
 * Skarloey: Crosspatch/Bucking Bronco
 * Mavis: Mavis/Toby's Tightrope

2004

 * Percy: Percy and the Signal/Percy's Promise
 * Bill and Ben: Heroes
 * Sir Handel: A Bad Day for Sir Handel
 * Oliver: Escape
 * Bulstrode: Special Attraction
 * Gordon: Edward and Gordon/Whistles and Sneezes
 * Edward: Cows/Old Iron
 * Duncan: Passengers and Polish/Gallant Old Engine
 * Salty: Salty's Secret
 * Stepney: Stepney gets Lost

2005

 * Duck: Duck takes Charge/Donald's Duck
 * Henry: Coal
 * Harold: Percy and Harold
 * Peter Sam: Special Funnel
 * Emily: Emily's New Coaches/Emily's New Route
 * Trevor: Saved from Scrap
 * Bertie: Thomas and Bertie
 * Diesel: Thomas and the Evil Diesel
 * Daisy: Daisy/Percy's Predicament/Bull's-Eyes
 * Spencer: Gordon and Spencer/Edward the Great

2006

 * Rheneas: Rheneas and the Roller Coaster
 * Annie and Clarabel: Thomas and the Guard/The Runaway
 * George: Steamroller
 * Arry and Bert: Halloween
 * Jack: Jack Jumps In/A Friend in Need
 * Fergus: Bill, Ben and Fergus
 * Mighty Mac: Mighty Mac
 * Rusty: Rusty Saves the Day
 * Molly: Molly's Special Special
 * Harvey: Harvey to the Rescue

2007

 * Caroline: Train Stops Play
 * Arthur: The Spotless Record
 * Murdoch: Peace and Quiet
 * Freddie: Fearless Freddie
 * Neville: Thomas and the New Engine
 * Rocky: Edward Strikes Out
 * Rosie: Thomas and the Birthday Mail
 * Dennis: Thomas' Day Off
 * Alfie: Alfie Has Kittens
 * The Fat Controller: Trouble in the Shed

2008

 * BoCo: The Diseasel
 * Jeremy: Thomas and the Jet Plane
 * Whiff: Emily's Rubbish
 * Hector: Hector the Horrid
 * Billy: Don't Be Silly, Billy
 * The Snowy Special: Henry's Lucky Day

2009

 * Madge: Cool Truckings
 * Stanley
 * Hank: Heave Ho Thomas
 * Flora: Tram Trouble
 * Colin: The Party Surprise

'You' and the Birthday Surprise
There is a very special edition of the My Thomas Story Library books being released which allows parents, mothers or fathers of Thomas fans to have their child placed in a special story as a character, who has a special birthday trip with Thomas the Tank Engine. The book is called 'You' and the Birthday Surprise, so this book is a special personalised edition to the My Thomas Story Library collection.

Trivia

 * Donald and Douglas are depicted painted blue, as in the Railway Series books.
 * The diesel shunter makes an appearance in "Whiff" and "Billy". He is seen with a face and black and yellow 'wasp' stripes.

Goofs

 * Duck has green wheels in "Annie and Clarabel".
 * Bill and Ben have reversed letters in "Fergus".
 * Monty is referred to as Max in "Jack".
 * Sir Handel has a blue bufferbeam in "Skarloey".
 * James' tender is connected to his valence in "Thomas".
 * Arry and Bert have red bufferbeams in "Stepney" and "Arry and Bert".
 * Thomas has no buffers in one of the last pictures in "Rocky". In the same book, Edward's wheels have many goofs, such as in an early picture he's seen with 4 small wheels and later on his side-rods look strange.
 * BoCo is a CoCo engine because he has 6 wheels at the back, not 4, like CoBos in "BoCo".
 * Daisy is a CoBo engine because she has 6 wheels at the front, not 4, like BoBos in "Daisy".
 * Mighty Mac is accidently considered a standard gauge engine in "Mighty Mac".
 * In Murdoch, after Harvey sais no need to be rude, at the end of Salty's line, it says, Steamed Salty, but Salty is a diesel.