Who's Afraid of the Dark?

Overview

Published

28 June 2018
17 February 2022 (eBook)

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"Fizzling fireboxes! Steady now. You are a fast and powerful engine. There's nothing to be a-a-a-afraid of..."

― Gordon

Who's Afraid of the Dark?, called Nothing To Be Afraid Of in Australian releases, is a book in the Really Useful Stories series. It focuses on being brave. When released as part of Really Useful Stories for Growing Up and as an eBook, the title was changed to Fear of the Dark.

Plot

When Gordon gets asked to pull the night train, he's too embarrassed to admit he's afraid of the dark! Can Thomas help his friend overcome his fear and get the job done?

Characters

Locations

Trivia

Special thanks is given to Dr. Deborah Weber, Micaela Winter and Ian McCue.
The eighth illustration is a recreation of a shot from the song, Monsters Everywhere from Tale of the Brave.

Goofs

In the first illustration, part of the engines' buffers are black instead of red.
The lining and number from Gordon's tender, along with the lining from his cab, reappears and disappears throughout the story.
In the ninth illustration, Thomas' dome is missing.
In the tenth illustration, Gordon's number four is on his cab, instead of his tender.
In the eleventh illustration, Thomas is missing his number.
Gordon's wheel arrangement changes throughout the story.