The Boxcar Children Resources

Info on the author and much more, maintained by the publisher. Consider this your one-stop Boxcar shop.

An animated film (starring Martin Sheen as the voice of Mr. Alden) was released in 2014.

Get the scoop on real people who have lived in boxcar communities in this PBS documentary. Spoiler alert: It wasn't all pink cups and perfectly rigged ladles.

The AV Club looks at The Boxcar Children series from a modern point of view.

Learn the story behind the opening of the Gertrude Chandler Warner Boxcar Museum. Road trip, anyone?

Curious about Warner? Check out this short video about the author.

Watch the trailer for the animated film that was released in 2014. What do you think?

Feast your ears on this sample from the audiobook.

Here she is, Shmoopers—the one and only Gertrude Chandler Warner.

Behold this dramatic rendering of the scene when the kids first find their new home. How did you picture their new casa?