Books
Ivor the Engine published by Abelard Schuman in 1962.
Six story books, based upon the TV series were published in the 1970s and were reprinted in 2006/07:
- The First Story
- Snowdrifts
- Ivor the Engine and the Dragon
- Ivor the Engine and the Elephant
- Ivor the Engine and the Foxes
- Ivor's Birthday
- also The Ivor the Engine Annual c.1978
As the books were published in the early days of political correctness, Hackney Public Libraries banned the entire series because of the Indian elephant keeper, called Barni. They thought ethnic minorities might be offended by him.
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