The Little Train - Tapa dura

Early one morning the little train wakes up in his home town, Little Snoreing, and decides to go on an adventure. He chugs and puffs his way through villages, past castles and over bridges.

But soon he gets tired, and the big city is a bit scary... there’s only one thing for it; he’ll have to head back!

THE LITTLE TRAIN, Graham Greene’s first children’s book, was originally published in 1946 with Ardizzone's illustrations commissioned 28 year later. First published by The Bodley Head in 1974, this new edition brings the classic little train back to life for a whole new generation.

The little train longs for adventure so he sets off at full steam to see the world. But the adventure is not what he expected and soon he longs for home . . . will he have enough steam to get back?

This classic tale was one of Graham Greene's first children's books and was one of the earliest works by master illustrator Edward Ardizzone, who has inspired generations of artists.