The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm

The Boxcar Children Mysteries

By: Patricia MacLachlan

Narrated by: Tim Gregory

Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden lived with their parents on Fair Meadow Farm.

Although times are hard, the Aldens are happy—“the best family of all,” Mama likes to say. One day, a blizzard hits the countryside, and a traveling family needs shelter. The Aldens take them in, and the strangers soon become friends. But things never stay the same at the farm, and the spring and summer bring events that will forever change their lives.

Newbery Award-winning author Patricia MacLachlan pays loving tribute to the classic novels by Gertrude Chandler Warner in this story of the Alden children’s origins.

©2012 Patricia MacLachlan (P)2012 Oasis Audio

What readers always wanted

I really enjoyed listening to this book with my children. I read almost every book when I was a child and now my boys have devoured all 153 books and this is the book. We always wanted to know about their life before hand.

That is heartbreaking because he doesn’t run away the three ends!!😭😭😭😭!!!!

That is heartbreaking how they just run away at the end of the story ends. Good thing I have the book one the other half otherwise I would die in suspense. 😭😭😭😭!!!!!!!

Should Get! 👍

The story is very soothing to listen to. The narrator talks voice perfect. I deffenetily recomend reading the story especially if you are in to the Boxcar Children series!!😊😊

Good performance and overall okay but one thing.

I think it’s a good book, but it’s just that all the original books are so different. It’s not bad but you know. People are very different well there young. Besides that I love how creative the boxcar children are. They’ll always have a special place in my heart. Oh, one more thing, there’s a sad ending but still
I say most good books end like that . So overall a good book .

It is well read

I have always liked these stories. Great for children and wish they could all read or hear. It was nice to hear it after reading it in the past.