New Releases by Richard Courtney

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. There are knights, castles, and long-lost treasure on the Island of Sodor in this brand-new story featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.

Something strange is happening at the Blue Mountain Quarry, and Thomas the Tank Engine is digging for answers! Little boys ages 3-6 will thrill to this Step 2 reader adventure based on the newest Thomas & Friends direct-to-DVD movie, Blue Mountain Mystery.

In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small, blue, wooden engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, THE REVEREND W. AWDRY, made up to accompany this wonderful toy were first published in 1945. He continued to create new adventures and characters until 1972 when he retired from writing. Reverend Awdry died in 1997 at age 85. 

For the children of Harwick, Easter and the big egg hunt can't come soon enough. But when Terence loses all the eggs in the countryside, it's up to Thomas to deliver the children to Easter. This latest installment in the popular Thomas in Town series will be the perfect fit for young engineers' Easter baskets.