Comments on Reading to Know: The Boxcar Children

Enjoyed your post! I gave book 1 recently to a gi...

2009-10-18T12:50:19.094-07:00

Enjoyed your post! I gave book 1 recently to a girl who loved Betsy-Tacy! Must check back to see how she liked it.

One of my goals in life is to have a complete set ...

2009-10-14T15:10:49.120-07:00

One of my goals in life is to have a complete set (1-19) in hardback for my kids to enjoy. While the titles by other authors are fun, they are formulaic and mere copies of Warner's work.

I had never read these growing but my husband had!...

2009-10-13T18:46:59.582-07:00

I had never read these growing but my husband had! We've started reading them to our son and we are all loving them!

I never read these and honestly knew zero about th...

2009-10-13T13:49:36.719-07:00

I never read these and honestly knew zero about them, but Putnam, CT is quite close to where my parents live (and I did for 6 years!) Maybe we'll have to read some of these and check out the museum next year when we visit them for our summer trip!

I did a review of this series ages ago (too lazy t...

2009-10-13T10:15:58.296-07:00

I did a review of this series ages ago (too lazy to look for it and link now). At that time I read the first aloud to Will. I found the vocabulary and story and bit too simplistic. BUT. Now that Will (6 years) is reading independently I think these are great. The story is just enough mystery to interest him without causing bad dreams. The vocabulary is challenging enough that I think he's learning but not so much to frustrate him.

Also, my library has TONS of these paperbacks on a carousel. We brought home 3-4 last week and he read each book in one day. :)

I love your background info on this series! I need...

2009-10-13T09:57:58.260-07:00

I love your background info on this series! I need to go back and try these books again. I don't know what's wrong with me but I could not get into them. My boys could really get into them I'm sure.
Jessie at Blog Schmog

I never read these as a kid, but Amanda was WAY in...

2009-10-13T09:03:31.845-07:00

I never read these as a kid, but Amanda was WAY into them -- probably around 2nd/3rd grade? At her bidding we did the first one as a read-aloud, and I agree that they are great.

We have a LOT of them, that I also bought mostly at Goodwill! And though there are far more than 19 now, those are the good ones. Even Amanda noticed the difference in the newer ones.

Kyle gets first dibs, but before I get rid of them (years down the line), I'll see if you need any for your collection.

I'm in the process of reading these again--onl...

2009-10-13T06:00:55.197-07:00

I'm in the process of reading these again--only this time I'm reading some volumes I missed as a kid. They are indeed a worthwhile series.

This is another series I've never read, but I ...

2009-10-13T05:41:19.660-07:00

This is another series I've never read, but I have a distinct impression of it being a favorite of a 5th grade teacher I had. Thanks, Carrie, for a great review!

Thanks for the great recommendation on these books...

2009-10-13T05:18:12.091-07:00

Thanks for the great recommendation on these books! I didn't read these as a child, but picked up one of the books along the way for the girls. I guess I need to now start my own collection as I spot them. :)