Kevin (Story Library Book)

This article is about the Story Library book. You may be looking for the crane or the Engine Adventures book.

Kevin
Overview
Illustrator(s)	Robin Davies Jerry Smith
Publisher(s)	Egmont Books
Series	My Thomas Story Library
Published	2010, 2011
Release Guide
← Previous	Hiro
Next →	Victor

“Trembling tracks! What's that noise?"
"That's Spencer's whistle. I'd know that snooty sound anywhere!”

― Kevin and Victor

Kevin, re-titled Kevin the Mobile Crane in 2011, is the sixty-second book in the My Thomas Story Library series.

Plot

Spencer is back on the Island and is rude to Kevin for dropping and bumping into things all the time. Then, Spencer breaks down around the back of the Steamworks. Spencer tries to whistle but only a muffled sound comes out. Luckily for Spencer, Kevin hears his whistle and comes to his rescue. Now, Spencer and Kevin are firm friends, and whenever Spencer visits Sodor, he always visits Kevin.

Characters

• Thomas
• Gordon
• James
• Spencer
• Victor
• Kevin
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Lady Hatt (does not speak)
• The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (do not speak)

Locations

• Sodor Steamworks
• Tidmouth Sheds
• Great Waterton
• The Mainland (mentioned)
• Brendam Docks (mentioned)

Trivia

• Some lines from Hero of the Rails are used including Victor's line, "Haven't you got a job to do, Spencer? You're taking up a lot of track!"
• The line, "Wake up lazybones, why don't you get to work like me?" is similar to a line used in the first series episode, Thomas and Gordon.
• Thomas going to the Steamworks due to a cracked funnel also happened in the thirteenth series episode, Slippy Sodor.
• This is the only Story Library Book not to be based off a television series or Railway Series story, possibly due to Kevin not having any solo titled roles at the time.

Goofs

• In the final illustration, Victor can be seen outside the Steamworks on what look like standard gauge tracks, and his eyes are a bit wonky.
• On the 2010 cover, Kevin's hubcaps are missing. This was fixed on the 2011 cover.
• In the first illustration, Spencer has no nameplate.
• In the tenth illustration, Gordon is missing his siderods, while in the second to last illustration, Spencer is missing his siderods as well.
• In three illustrations, Thomas' wheel is oversized.
• In one illustration, Gordon's buffer is out of place.
• In the seventh illustration, one of Gordon's tender wheels is missing and they are coloured grey instead of blue.

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