The Engine Driver Comments

Love this poem from ladybird BEDTIME STORIES book, published 1977 My children enjoyed listening to it and many others from same book. I look forward to reading them all again to grand children....when they come stay after LOCKDOWN! Valda 22/08/2020

When I was 10 years old (61 years ago) I was entered into a schools public speaking competition with some of my classmates. We recited this poem along with View from a Railway Carriage and we won. I remember it all as being great fun. I can still recite both poems by heart but I can't remember what I did yesterday!

I have been searching for the Ladybird book that contained this poem, which I read to my 3 year old daughter back in 1979, it was a particular favourite of hers and she still remembers it today. Would love to get the book to give it to her as a keepsake. Can anyone help.

I learned the Clive Samson poem The Engine Driver when I was twelve,65 years ago, and loved it then as I do now,

Interesting poem clive