The second edition of Sir MacHinery by Tom McGowen is officially published and available to order worldwide. The cloth-bound hardback features a heritage dust jacket, foil-stamped spine, and the complete restored text. Order your copy on Amazon.
After two years in preparation, the cloth-bound second edition begins shipping from our printer in Lancashire. Every copy is sewn, foil-stamped on the spine, and slipped into a heritage dust jacket designed by Iona MacRae. Pre-orders ship first, in the order received.
Gayle Belgram will open the launch tour at the bookshop her father loved most. She'll read the dragon chapter, answer questions, and sign copies for anyone who brings a memory of the 1970 edition. Free, RSVP via the bookshop.
Essayist Lila Marsh writes about why Sir MacHinery still works on a ten-year-old in 2026: 'It treats children as serious people facing serious dragons, and refuses to wink.' Read the piece, then come back and tell us if she's right.
Teachers and librarians can download a 24-page reading guide with discussion questions, vocabulary, a Scottish-folklore primer, and a short essay prompt for grades 4–7. Already in use at 60 schools across the US, UK and Canada.
The Society of Children's Book Writers has placed Sir MacHinery on its inaugural shortlist celebrating out-of-print titles brought back with care. Winners announced March 2026.
A decade after his passing, Gayle shares a short letter about the box of fan mail she found in his study — letters from grown-ups who first met the little iron knight as kids. Those letters became the reason this edition exists.