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The Boxcar Children book series was introduced to my oldest son, Karter, a few years ago and they have been a favorite for him. So when he heard we were getting some Boxcar Children Books he was rather excited! The Boxcar Children Early Reader Set is an illustrated adapted book series based on the best selling classic Boxcar Children book series by Gertrude Chandler Warner and published by Albert Whitman and Company.
This series is a level 2 on the Time to Read early reader program geared towards 5-7 year olds or K-2. This was fantastic for Krissy, my 6 year old. He is right on that bridge of picture books to chapter books and this series fit the bill!
Krissy has loved these books so much, I’m pretty sure he’s read all of them four or five times now. There is no indicator on the cover or in the books of the order of the books, so we referenced the chapter books which are clearly marked on the cover for the correct order.
This series is a level 2 on the Time to Read early reader program geared towards 5-7 year olds or K-2. This was fantastic for Krissy, my 6 year old. He is right on that bridge of picture books to chapter books and this series fit the bill!
Krissy has loved these books so much, I’m pretty sure he’s read all of them four or five times now. There is no indicator on the cover or in the books of the order of the books, so we referenced the chapter books which are clearly marked on the cover for the correct order.
Book 1 - The Boxcar Children
"The Boxcar Children" book is the beginning of a new chapter in life for four orphaned children. They're parents died and they wanted to live on their own out of fear of their grandfather whom they've never met. They found an abandoned boxcar to live in, scavaged for supplies and were working for money. They were eventually intruduced to their grandfather and it opened up new possiblities and relationships for them that weren't so bad after all.
Book 2 - Surprise Island
The "Surprise Island" book is about a family vacation to a family owned remote island where they spend the summer. They got to live up all the island life and learned a lot about their family and even unexpectedly met another new family member along the way.
Book 3 - The Yellow House Mystery
"The Yellow House Mystery" book was about the kids investigating into the mystery of a missing person after finding a vacant yellow home. They are always up for an adventure, especially if it means solving a mystery,
Book 4 - Mystery Ranch
The "Mystery Ranch" book is about the four kids going to visit their great-aunt, exploring her ranch and helping cheer her help! This was Krissy's favorite, it reminds him of going to visit family and exploring their fun homesteads.
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Krissy is 6 years old on approximately a second grade level and was able to read each of these books independently in one sitting. It's approximately a 13-15 minute read for him. Every book is less than 40 pages with large easy to follow print and has beautiful colorful artwork on every page. After finishing the first two books I treated him to watching the movies as well, they're available to be rented from Amazon. We all really loved how the books have tied in artwork from the movie! Both the movies had more content than these Level 2 Time to Read versions but the same storyline.
Karter is 10 years old and has read all of the classic chapter book versions of these numerous time and says in the comparison the level 2 Time to Read version has mostly the same storyline minus some non-essential parts of the story, some character adjustments as well. Little things like removing rudeness from a character, or skipping the part where characters are searching for them, making the books a little more age appropriate and more concise.
We received a set of the first 4 in hardback edition, however they currently have 7 books released with a total of 8 books planned through 2020, so this is a fast growing series. I highly recommend it for any early reader, even if you already have the chapter books. The colorful illustrations and adapted version of the stories will keep children intrigued, then once they develop the love for the series they will quickly want more and move right into the chapter books!! It's the perfect natural bridge!
We received a set of the first 4 in hardback edition, however they currently have 7 books released with a total of 8 books planned through 2020, so this is a fast growing series. I highly recommend it for any early reader, even if you already have the chapter books. The colorful illustrations and adapted version of the stories will keep children intrigued, then once they develop the love for the series they will quickly want more and move right into the chapter books!! It's the perfect natural bridge!
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