Good Morning Sweet Friends :)
I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review.
I'm Kirby, and I love getting to use my little corner of the internet to share bookish content with you all.
I read mainly Christian fiction, but I do read across a wide variety of other genres as well. Once in awhile, I decide to dive back into children's fiction, as I had so many favorite series within this genre growing up, and sometimes it's nice to get to revisit those.
I also don't often get the opportunity to review many titles from this genre on my blog, so today I'm looking forward to getting to do that.
The Boxcar Children was one of my absolute favorites from my younger years, and I love that they are continuing to add new titles within this series. When I stumbled across a fall themed title, I knew I needed to give it a try.
Now I can't wait to share a quick review of this fun title with you all.
The Pumpkin Head Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner:
Publisher: Albert Whitman and Company
Publication Date: September 1st, 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction
Series: The Boxcar Children
Synopsis:
This fall-flavored adventure for the Boxcar Children takes the Aldens to a New England farm that has more than its share of strange occurrences. Every year at the Beckett farm, visitors come to buy pumpkins and go on hayrides, but this year something is haunting the old place―a mysterious specter with a glowing pumpkin head that warns guests to stay away! It's up to the Aldens to find out who―or what―is behind the scare.
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
It was a bit of a blast from the past for me to pick up one of these titles from a much, beloved childhood favorite series of mine. I obviously haven't kept up with the titles for a number of years, but this one intrigued me as it fit the current season, and I decided to take a trip down memory lane, and reconnect with some beloved favorite characters.
While I will say that this one wasn't quite as good as the original books that were actually written by Gertrude Chandler Warner, it was still a pretty adorable read in its own right, and I thought the characters stayed pretty true to what I remember them being like in the earlier titles. The mystery was pretty easy to figure out as an adult, but I could see young readers having a blast trying to piece everything together.
It's a little different to see this series set in more contemporary times, but I enjoyed it nevertheless, and wouldn't hesitate to pick up another title if I'm feeling nostalgic again in the future.
Final Rating: 4/5.
Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)
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