Gertrude's favorite flower was the violet. Along the way, she and Frances would stop to pick the wildflowers they both loved. Often on Sundays after church, Gertrude enjoyed trips to visit her grandparents' farm. Her favorite book was ALICE IN WONDERLAND. She loved furnishing a dollhouse with handmade furniture and she liked to read.
Warner is best remembered as the author of THE BOXCAR CHILDREN MYSTERIES.Īs a child, Gertrude enjoyed many of the things that girls enjoy today. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author.
Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John.
Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner.
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