The Boxcar Children

I'd never come across this book as a child but I think I'd have thoroughly enjoyed it then. It's very sweet with a little jeopardy but an overall feeling of comfort. Even the cruelest characters are pretty kind.

I love tales where children take care of themselves in a (mostly) adult-free world. While it doesn't come up to Blyton's Adventure series (my favourites as a kid) it's still worth a nostalgia read.

The books were originally written to encourage reading, the simple language and enjoyable story would have been perfect in it's time. I'm not sure how much today's kids would be engaged - they probably learn to read from Tik Tok!