Have you ever wondered how much crazy trouble six unsupervised children could get into?  There seems to be no end to the scrapes the six Bastable children can get into!

There are three books in this series, The Story of the Treasure Seekers, The Wouldbegoods, and New Treasure Seekers.  Each book is about the length of Tom Sawyer or Anne of Green Gables—the last book is probably a little shorter than the other two.

The books are fairly easy to read and occasional hard words are usually explained within the text.  Any child who can read would probably enjoy the books, but a little bit of maturity is called for in order to recognize the do-not-try-this-at-home incidents.  In general though, the age range is about 7+.

Skip straight to my brief conclusion about the series at the bottom, or read straight on through for all the details!

The title The Railway Children probably invokes ideas of dark railway cars, extreme poverty, hoboes, and dangerous escapes.  This book involves none of these.  On the contrary, it’s a story of three happy children, though they do have their hardships and moments of silliness.  They live by the railway for most of the book, and many of their adventures involve it; but other than that, they hardly count as railway children.

The Railway Children is a fairly short book, probably about the length of A Little Princess or Alice in Wonderland.

Children 7+ will be likely to enjoy this story, and its moral(s) are particularly geared toward that general age.  So is the writing style and plotline; there’s a good deal of excitement and not too much unnecessary complication.

For a brief conclusion and a link to the ebook, skip to the bottom—or read right on through for the full details!