Tag Archives: The Boxcar Children

A Step into the Boxcar

By Josalyn Moran Putnam, Connecticut is home to the Gertrude Warner Museum — a town of sorts — replete with the buildings in which Gertrude Chandler Warner led her life…the houses in which she lived, the church she attended, and … Continue reading

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AWC Podcast Series: Ghostwriting The Boxcar Children

Today we are talking with Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon, the ghostwriters behind many of The Boxcar Children books, including the recent Cupcake Caper. We talk about the rewards of writing characters for long-running series, screenplays of upcoming blockbusters, and … Continue reading

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Search for Boxcars

I loved reading The Boxcar Children so much that I once created a shoebox diorama version of my own boxcar, chock full of pine-needle beds and a swimming hole outside the car.  Unfortunately the diorama did not withstand the test … Continue reading

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