The Garden Thief

A Spring Holiday Special

Gertrude Chandler Warner, Tim Jessell

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Random House Books for Young Readers
24 February 2026

Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

Grandfather's friend, Mr. Yee, has broken his arm and can't tend to his beloved vegetable plot in the community garden. The Alden children gladly offer their services to help him with his prize-winning veggies. But they soon learn something mysterious is afoot at the community garden. Vegetables go missing, and it appears someone is intentionally vandalizing the garden plots. Luckily for the local community gardeners, the Boxcar Children are on the case!

By: Gertrude Chandler Warner, Tim Jessell
Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 130
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 104g
ISBN: 9798217030095
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 24 February 2026
Recommended Age: From 7 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Gertrude Chandler Warner grew up in Putnam, Connecticut. She wrote The Boxcar Children because she had always dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or a freight car—just as the Aldens do. When readers asked for more adventures, Warner wrote more books—a total of nineteen in all. After her death, other authors have continued to write stories about Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden, and today The Boxcar Children® series has more than one hundred books. Tim Jessell is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including The Secrets of Doon. He lives in Oklahoma.