The Boxcar Children Summary. As our story opens, four hungry children stand outside a bakery eyeing the cakes. No one knows who they are or what they are doingor, at least, the bakers wife doesnt know these things because the mysterious children refuse to give her any info. After talking the bakers wife into giving them a place to sleep that night, the kids sit down for a dinner of bread and more bread. As it turns out, the children are brothers and sisters Henry age 1. I/71Fwf3krxdL.jpg' alt='Watch The Boxcar Children ' title='Watch The Boxcar Children ' />Jessie age 1. Violet age 1. Benny age 5. Bennys age is the only one explicitly stated in the book weve taken the others from subsequent books in the series because were fancy like that. Their parents are dead, and the Alden children are on the run from a mean grandfather theyve never met, and thats literally all we ever find out about their background. So far, the running away isnt going all that well, though When Henry and Jessie overhear the bakers wife say she plans to put them to work and ship Benny off to the Childrens Home the next day, they flee into the darkness. They spend the next few days walking all night and sleeping during the day. After spending a night sleeping in the woods, a nasty storm drives Jessie to seek shelter. She finds an abandoned boxcar, and the kids like it so much that they decide to make it their home. They dont have much in the way of worldly possessionsjust 4, a few towels, and a couple of other small itemsbut they manage to turn the boxcar into a sweet crib. They scavenge dishes from the dump, and Henry builds a swimming pool. They even get a dog, Watch, who joins the family after Jessie pulls a thorn out of his paw. Theyre like the perfect American family, assuming youre willing to overlook the whole runaway orphan thing. Henry finds a job in town working for a local doctor. While he toils during the day, Jessie takes care of the shorties and plans the menu. Dr. Moore keeps Henry pretty busy. Though hes more than satisfied with Henrys work, the doctor is curious about what Henrys whole deal is. So, he secretly follows him back to the boxcaryikesand then he secretly returns two more times to get further info on the kids, once in the middle of the night nearly giving Henry and Jessie heart attacks and once while all of the kids are at his house picking cherries. Free summary and analysis of the events in Gertrude Chandler Warners The Boxcar Children that wont make you snore. We promise. Showcasing Children Books in stock and ready to ship right now online. Showcasing a huge catalog of children books available for sale here on the internet. Shop right. At some point along the way, Dr. Moore realizes that the childrens grandfather is Mr. Alden, the neighboring towns resident billionaire. Free Download Naruto The Movie: Ninja Clash In The Land Of Snow. For no real reason, he decides to keep this info to himself. Meanwhile, life in the boxcar is going great until Violet gets sick. Henry seeks help from Dr. Moore, who takes them all back to his place while Violet recovers. The morning after the kids move into Dr. Celebrating 75 Years of The Boxcar Children With A BrandNew 5Book Miniseries along with a new animated movie, Surprise Island, set to release this fallMoores house, Mr. Alden turns up. Does he somehow intuit his grandchildren are there, or does someoneDr. Watch The Boxcar Children ' title='Watch The Boxcar Children ' />Watching Traffic added 4501 Original Author Unknown Sung to Frere Jacques Watch the cars go, watch the cars go, Whizzing by, whizzing by. Fearful of being sent to live with relatives theyve never met, four homeless, orphaned siblings turn an abandoned boxcar into their new secret home. Watch trailers. 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The plan totally works, and by the time the kids figure out who Mr. A. is, they already trust him, so everythings cool. After Violet recovers, they all move into his super fancy mansion and live happily ever after with their beloved boxcar, which Mr. Alden parks in one of his gardens.