This month we are reading The Boxcar Children books. We started with the first one and have moved on to the second in the series. Having not read these as a child, they have been extremely enjoyable for me as well.
My daughter has truly enjoyed them and even my little 2 year old asks for "the Box Children" before bed each night. Though he doesn't stay lying still and engaged for the entire chapter, he does seem to enjoy it for a while and certainly enjoys reading.
My daughter was enthralled with the first in the series. She enjoyed the thought of making a boxcar of her own, drawing pictures of the boxcar as the children had theirs as well as how she would like hers to be, and narrating the story back to me.
The questions accompanying this timeless piece has been great. Making a refrigerator in the stream, building a wagon, and picking berries have been thing that have continued conversations regarding this book.
We highly recommend the Boxcar Children series and hope your family will enjoy it as well. We are looking forward to moving through more of the adventures of the Boxcar Children.
The BoxCar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
