Books with author Gertrude Warner

A #1 Amazon New Release in Children's Train Books!Four young orphans discover an abandoned boxcar and move in, embarking on a life of self-reliance and hard work — but they also enter a world of freedom and adventure. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are afraid of the grandfather they've never met, and to escape his custody they set out on their own, working odd jobs to make money for necessities. When Violet falls ill, they're forced to take her to a doctor . . . and risk losing their independence.This new hardcover volume reprints the original 1924 edition, including the illustrations. Ranked among the all-time "Top 100 Chapter Books" in a School Library Journal survey, The Box-Car Children is also among the National Education Association's "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."

Featuring the originally published story by Gertrude Chandler Warner in 1924, The Box-Car Children tells the story of four orphaned children: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. Out of fear of having to live with a grandfather who they thought would be cruel, the four children create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. The children find themselves learning to embrace their strengths to make the boxcar a home. Along the way they make new friends, including a kind doctor, a faithful dog, and a wealthy, mysterious gentleman. Features the originally published illustrations by Dorothy Lake Gregory.