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- "Don't play around with the trucks, Edward. It isn't wrong but we just don't do it!"
- ― Gordon
Gordon, re-titled Gordon the Big Engine in 2011, is the sixteenth book in the My Thomas Story Library series.
Plot
One day, Gordon cannot get up the hill until Edward comes to his rescue. The following day, Gordon implies that Henry whistles too much. Later, Gordon's whistle valve jams and cannot stop whistling.
Characters
Locations
Trivia
- This book is based on the stories "Edward and Gordon" and "Gordon's Whistle" from The Railway Series books, The Three Railway Engines and Henry the Green Engine.
- The book was released with a CD narrated by Michael Angelis in 2007.
- This book was featured as a read along on the Read and Play! app with narration by Mark Moraghan.
- In 2015, this book (along with five others) was sold as a website-exclusive book pack with a Wooden Railway Gordon.
Goofs
- In the fourth illustration, Gordon's tender does not have axle boxes.
- In some illustrations, Gordon's buffers are taller.
- At the end of the book, Edward was mentioned, but he was not seen.
- In one illustration, Gordon's crank pin is missing and his coupling hook is taller. Also, Edward is missing his coupling rod.
- In the sixth illustration (also used on the cover), Gordon's funnel is slightly taller than it should be.
- The French version is titled "Gordon le petit train". This is inaccurate since "petit" means "small" and the word "locomotive" (engine) exists in French as is.
- The Korean version of the books titles for Henry and Gordon were changed, even though Gordon is more fast than strong, and Henry is more strong than fast.
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Czech | Gordon |
| French | Gordon le petit train |
| Korean | 힘센 기관차, 고든 |
| Welsh | Gordon |