He takes care of the kids after the death of their parents. James Henry Alden: is the wealthy and kind grandfather of the Alden children, allowing them a lot of freedom and always offering them advice. In subsequent books, Watch's bed is in Jessie's bedroom. Because of this, he became known as her dog. He had a thorn in his paw, and Jessie removed it. Watch is a Wire Fox Terrier (an Airedale in the 1924 edition), and the children found him while Henry was away at work. The lady was so charmed by the children that she permitted them to keep him. Watch was originally owned by a wealthy lady but ran away and was adopted by the Alden children. He acted as a "watchdog" when they lived in the boxcar and protected them. Watch: is the dog of the Boxcar children. He loves Watch dearly and Benny was the one who named Watch. His endearingly childish qualities and comments make him a favorite among young readers. 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." Benny is known for his love of all food and the cracked pink cup he found in the dump. She is the shyest of all the children, and sometimes helps Jessie take care of Benny.īenjamin "Benny" Alden: is the youngest child at 6 years old (5 in the original 1924 edition). Her favorite color is violet or purple and she often wears one of those colors. Violet is often very shy and loves playing the violin. She can frequently win over grouchy characters and is good with animals. She is the most sensitive of the children and is skillful at painting and sewing. Violet Alden: is 10 years old in most of the books. Jessie becomes shy whenever somebody calls her Jessica. She is not afraid of anything, adores the color blue, and is very strong. She is sometimes called Jess, but is mostly referred to as Jessie. Jessie is described as being very tidy and organized. She often acts motherly towards Benny and Violet and even Henry. Jessica "Jessie" Alden: ( Jess in the 1924 original edition) is usually 12 years old and is the older sister. In Warner's original books, Henry ages and eventually goes off to college in The Lighthouse Mystery. Henry also shows a knack for repairing things and is a natural athlete. He's shown to be calm, hardworking, rational, humble and very protective of his younger siblings. Henry James Alden: is the oldest of the Alden children in most books of the series, Henry is 14 years old (13 in the 1924 edition). The family name in the 1924 original edition is Cordyce rather than Alden.) (The characters are named here as they are in the revised edition of the original book, and its sequels. While the Alden children age in Warner's books, and remain younger in the ones published after her death, each book is set around its publication date.Ĭharacters Main characters Other books in the series have been written by other writers, but always feature the byline "Created by Gertrude Chandler Warner". Only the first 19 stories were written by creator Warner. The majority of the books are set in locations the children are visiting over school holidays such as summer vacation or Christmas break. In the subsequent books, the children encounter many adventures and mysteries in their neighborhood or at the locations they visit with their grandfather. In 2012 the original novel was ranked among the all-time "Top 100 Chapter Books", or children's novels, in a survey published by School Library Journal. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the original book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". 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. The children decide to live with the grandfather, who moves the beloved boxcar to his backyard so the children can use it as a playhouse. They eventually meet their grandfather, who is a wealthy and kind man (although the children had believed him to be cruel). They create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. 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, The Boxcar Children tells the story of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden. The series is aimed at readers in grades 2–6. Today, the series includes nearly 160 titles, with more being released every year. The Boxcar Children is a children's book series originally created and written by the American first-grade school teacher Gertrude Chandler Warner.
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