Coat of Many Colors
Children's picture book based on a Dolly Parton Song about a girl whose mother makes her a patchwork coat.
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Nostalgic Children's Books
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Jamie and the Mystery Quilt
A girl finds a quilt made by an ancestor that points to a hidden treasure in the old family house. Children's mystery book.
The Finders Keepers Mystery
A set of old quilts in the attic of an old house hold the secret to a family mystery and a hidden treasure. Boxcar Children mystery book.
The Mystery of the Orphan Train
The Boxcar Children are staying an a bed and breakfast in Kansas, where they learn the secrets of a pair of orphans from the past and the loss of a necklace. Boxcar Children Mystery book.
The Copycat Mystery
The Boxcar Children help at a Victorian farmhouse that's been turned into a museum and encounter a bizarre practical joker. Children's mystery book.
The Spy Game
The Boxcar Children solve riddles to find a hidden treasure, but this treasure hunt isn't quite what it seems! Children's mystery book.
The Mystery on the Train
A collection of valuable movie posters is stolen from a girl traveling on the same train as the Boxcar Children. Children's mystery book.
Caboose Mystery
The Boxcar Children and their grandfather travel on a train in a caboose that holds the secret to a missing necklace. Children's mystery book.
The Mystery Cruise
Someone is sabotaging a cruise to prevent someone from reaching their destination on time to receive an inheritance. Children's mystery book.
Houseboat Mystery
The Aldens are traveling on a houseboat, but someone is watching them, and they seem to want something on the boat. Children's mystery book.