Gertrude Chandler Warner (c. 1942, 2009) begins her classic story The Boxcar Children with:
One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from.
The baker's wife saw them first, as they stood looking in at the window of her store. The little boy was looking at the cakes, the big boy was looking at the loaves of bread, and the two girls were looking at the cookies. . . .
Warner's story captures the plight and adventures of four orphans as they run away and live on their own in an abandoned boxcar hidden the the shelter of the woods. It's the ultimate summer adventure!
L. Kate Deal's timeless silhouettes compliment Warner's timeless story that has been beloved by many generations. It's another Read Me a Story family favorite on our MUST READ list.
