The Boxcar Children

When I was young, around the age of 7 I think, my mother was hospitalized for several months. I went to stay with my aunt and uncle. I missed my parents dreadfully. One warm afternoon while wandering around around on their property, I found a box of old books in a barn of sorts. I picked up The Boxc......more

I read this in 1993 when I was in 3rd grade and just loved it. I never thought of all the gender stereotypes because I knew that it was an old book and you often see that in old books. Come on, there is a "horse and cart" coming down the road, the boys are wearing short pants and stockings, and the......more

It's been years since I read this as a kid. Now after reading this as an adult, I still want to be one of the boxcar children. Henry, Jess, Violet, Benny, Jan, and Watch, the dog. Yup, works for me!......more

If I had just given this a rating instead of feeling the need to re-read it, I would have clicked five stars and moved on with my life. I remember REALLY liking these books when I was a kid. And I like to think of myself as fundamentally the same person. Turns out, The Boxcar Children series is terr......more

We enjoyed this story of siblings surviving without grownups. Aimed at younger children as a read on your own style book ,we found it did lack substance because of it's simplicity of language. We did find similarities with Blyton's Secret Island which is a wonderful book. As an adult I found the sto......more