The Boxcar Children, Special Edition

Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal

Book cover for The Boxcar Children, Special Edition
Book cover for The Boxcar Children, Special Edition

The Boxcar Children, Special Edition

The Boxcar Children, Special Edition

Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal

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Description

Orphaned and alone but determined to stay together, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden set off on their own and turned an abandoned boxcar into their home. The Boxcar Children, published over sixty-five years ago in 1942, has captured the imaginations of generations of readers. This Collector's Edition features the original artwork plus additional information about Gertrude Chandler Warner's life and work as it appeared in the 60th Anniversary Edition.

About the Author

Gertrude Chandler Warner grew up in Putnam, Connecticut. She wrote The Boxcar Children because she had always dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or a freight car--just as the Aldens do. When readers asked for more adventures, Warner wrote more books--a total of nineteen in all. After her death, other authors have continued to write stories about Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden, and today The Boxcar Children(R) series has more than one hundred books.

Critical Reviews

2011-2012 Children's Crown Gallery Nominee

Publishing Information

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub date: 2009-09-01
Length: 168 pages

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