Every book on this site, whether it's in a series or not, is listed under the Books by Decade section. Henry also shows a knack for repairing things and is a natural athlete. Though Warner’s first Boxcar novel came out in 1924, she updated it and released it again in 1942, when the whole series really started to catch on, possibly better fitting into the post-Depression, WWII-era. Watch was originally owned by a wealthy lady but ran away and was adopted by the Alden children. The purpose of this site is to discuss/reminisce about old children's books. With Henry working for the kindly Dr. Moore, the children create a happy life for themselves. However, when Violet falls seriously ill, the doctor intervenes. She is sometimes called Jess, but is mostly referred to as Jessie. Updates will be made as I sort through my book collection. Violet, who is 10, is quiet and shy, and her notable qualities is that she likes to sew and loves the color — yes — violet. At their grandfather's house, the children are happy and well-cared for, but speak fondly of their days in the boxcar. However, after the children’s worried grandfather eventually locates them, they learn that he is actually a nice person who really cares about them. we don’t know exactly how the children’s parents die.


Her husband was first seen in the third book of the series. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny search for a place to call home after their parents die. (I haven’t finished entering in all of the books in this series to date, partly because there are so many and partly because the series is still being written. There they find an abandoned boxcar and renovate it into their new home. "It is far away from people," Jessie observes. The book is the first volume in an epic series of The Boxcar Children mysteries. As a special surprise for the children, he even brings their old boxcar to his property so they can continue to use it as a playhouse. He celebrates his seventh birthday in Surprise Island and continues to age throughout the original series, until he is old enough for a department store job in the last original book, "Benny Uncovers a Mystery." She is the shyest of all the children, and sometimes helps Jessie take care of Benny. If you're looking for the old list, those links are still there, but I've added more in the expanded list. She is not afraid of anything, adores the color blue, and is very strong. Henry and Jessie work hard to take care of their siblings. The doctor connects the missing grandchildren with the ones in his care and goes to speak to Alden, warning him that his grandchildren are afraid of him and encouraging him to befriend the children before revealing who he is. As she wrote the story, Warner read it to her classes and rewrote it many times so the words were easy to understand. There he meets a young doctor, Dr. Moore, who hires Henry for odd jobs, often paying him in spare food and clothing as well as money. In subsequent books, Watch's bed is in Jessie's bedroom. All rights reserved. Today, the series includes well over 150 titles. Another interesting thing about the book is how its cheerful tone almost erases the story's dark undertones. The book was adapted as the film The Boxcar Children in 2014 and the sequel novel Surprise Island was released as a film in 2018. But when Violet gets sick, they have to let a doctor in on their secret, and that doctor alerts the kids' grandfather.

[2], Originally published in 1924 by Rand McNally (as The Box-Car Children) and reissued in a shorter revised form in 1942 by Albert Whitman & Company,[3] The Boxcar Children tells the story of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. This is not OK, you guys. They create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the original book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Although they do have a grandfather that they have never met, they are determined not to let him find them. Their parents die and four children, as young as 6, are just allowed to disappear into the woods? Written for kids reading at a second- or third-grade level, the series is easy to flip through now, especially if you’re using (as this author was) the Scholastic paperbacks released in the late ’80s and early ’90s and featuring what looks to be about 22-point font. Strange things happen on a camping trip, and the Aldens wonder who could be trying to drive them away from the camp grounds. The children's positive attitudes are almost enough to make you forget that they are four orphans on the run from a hostile universe filled with the threat of orphanages and an evil grandfather. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are four recently orphaned siblings (in the 1924 version of the tale, the children are orphaned in the first few pages; in the heavily revised and simplified 1942 revision, they have evidently been orphaned for some time). The recent books in the series are set in the present day, whereas most of the original books were set in the 1920s and 1930s. Does investigation and carries out the children's grandfather's wishes "off camera". They run away and find an abandoned boxcar, which they make into a little home for themselves. I also have another book blog that used to contain some children's books but which I have now repurposed: There isn't much content yet, but there will be more soon! First of all, many mysteries lurk in the background of the story. Alden is introduced to the children as a friend of the doctor's. Most of the mysteries involve thefts and usually involve the Alden children helping someone they know. The books have never been flashy and have hardly seen any merchandising, despite the aforementioned movie. Other books in the series have been written by other writers, but always feature the byline "Created by Gertrude Chandler Warner". For instance, we don’t know exactly how the children’s parents die in the original stories (except for the father’s death, which is explained in the early 1924 edition of the first book – his death, darkly, was alcohol-related, which is probably why this part was removed from the reissue of the story in the 1940s – the mother was already dead before the book began) or what they had told the children about their grandfather. The source of the quarrel between the children’s parents and grandfather is never completely revealed, but it seems that he had disapproved of the children’s mother, so the children assumed that he would similarly dislike them. Short answer: Kind of. What the hell happened to the Boxcar Children’s parents? #1 The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1942. Set in Botswana, Precious Ramotswe is a Miss Marple-style detective heroine who keeps careful watch on all of her neighbors and solves the local crimes. If you're looking for the title of a book that you half-remember, I have a list of Resources above that will help you. Hey, the original book was first written in 1924, so we can't blame it.

No one knew them. Looking back at The Boxcar Children, it's mostly nostalgia that holds the series together. The children were still mourning their parents' death and didn't feel like living with anyone else. As of 2014[update], there are 145 mysteries and 21 specials in the series. The author never married, but devoted much of her life to charitable organization.

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