Talk:The Boxcar Children

message: First, saying that this article looks like it was written by a first grader isn't really a fair or productive comment.  And it's a violation of the talk page guidelines with prohibit personal insults.  So let's try to be a bit more mature here.
The list of books is helpful, but obviously incomplete.  The publishers website has all the publicatin dates and plot summaries for the 111 (as of April 2007) books.  A list of the Boxcar Children specials should also be added.
It would be nice to have some explicit statement about which books were actually written by Gertrude Chandler Warner.  I assume its numbers 1 through 19, based on the years of publication, but if anyone could confirm and add that information, it would be helpful.  
There's a lot that could be done to enhance this article, but it's a reasonable start.
Mike hintze 03:58, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I did some cleanup for the story section of the article, hopefully it will be a much better read now. -Atamasama 17:43, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Could use some cleanup, but the personal insults are unnecessary 

message: I think it is unnecessary to have a full list of the books on both this page and the page entitled List of Boxcar Children books.  It's too much information (once expanded) for this page, so I vote to either remove the list section from this page or change it to a simple list without any extra information.  Remember there is also a Specials set of books and a series for younger readers that also need to be included so I think we should completely strike it from this page.  Any comments?  If not I will just go ahead and clear it in a few days..... Thanks
Lost puppies 21:30, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK.  Since there don't seem to be any objections, I am changing the list of books to a plain text format.  I may also tweak wording on the page, but I don't know yet.  (Off topic......IF the article was written by a 3rd grader, I think that's OK since the books are geared for 3rd graders!)  I have also obtained permission from Albert Whitman and Company to "use material on our website to update pages on Wikipedia"  (I have kept the email if it is ever needed as proof.)  So on the other page I will put in descriptions of each book and on this we'll just keep a general list.  Thanks! Lost puppies 08:30, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't think the list of books on the main page is necessary, I think the page entitled  List of Boxcar Children books will suffice, Any comments on this? Concisebliss--Thank You 14:08, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  List section 

message: How is that the "Specials", written after her death are still credited to her (according to this)?  Some were just published.  Were they ghost written by others or did she write these and sit on them and they were just discovered? Whatever the answer, it needs to be explained in the article. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 13:05, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: After Gertrude Chandler Warner died, other authors wrote more books in the series. There isn't any information on the other authors, though. 2001:569:BDCE:7800:E8C7:BE5A:2B2E:2D84 (talk) 04:08, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Writing from beyond the grave?

message: --209.206.229.34 (talk) 16:05, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  the old moltel mystery 

message: the boxcar children are a great siseres for anyone who like mysteries and aventers.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rachel105 (talk • contribs) 16:07, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the Boxcar Children is a good book series. Especially the written by Gertrude Chandler Warner, which are the first 19 book in the series. The other book are written by different authors. 2001:569:BDCE:7800:E8C7:BE5A:2B2E:2D84 (talk) 04:12, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  should i read the boxcar children 

message: Complete disclosure, I work for Albert Whitman and Company and will aim to be neutral in my posts. I have updated that AW published the first 1942 edition and included the most recent list of titles from #125 - #130. As these are undeniable facts I feel that it is okay to edit them. If I should not do this, please let me know.Bertie at Albert Whitman (talk) 19:50, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  updating information 

message: The text of the 1924 edition is at Project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42796
Scans of the 1924 edition are at the University of Florida. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00012793/00001
Gweeks (talk) 16:38, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Online text 

message: I noticed that there were differences between the plot summary and the transcription on Gutenberg.  I wondered if the original version was different than the later versions.  For some reason, last names are different.  And there were other minor differences.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.234.210.4 (talk) 19:52, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Story summary different than Gutenberg transcription 

message: According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_King#Filmography a 2014 movie is In Production.  The filmography links to this article, which says nothing about a film adaptation.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.85.63.65 (talk) 05:29, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  2014 movie version? citation needed