Legend of the Vampire: Boxcar Children Early Reader (Step Into Reading) - Paperback

by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Author), Liz Brizzi (Illustrator)

The Alden children were searching for a home-and found a life of adventure! Embark on an exciting journey with the Boxcar Children in this Step 2 leveled reader as they investigate...a local vampire legend?! Perfect for early readers learning to read simple sentences.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are so excited to meet Mr. Hudson, a famous local author! But strange things keep happening at his house and everyone seems to think it's the vampire from local legend, the same one that inspired Mr. Hudson's book. Can the Aldens get to the bottom of this mystery before it's too late? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Vampire Mystery chapter book, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic.

Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Author Biography

Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her grandfather, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. Today, Ms. Warner is best remembered as the author of The Boxcar Children Mysteries.

Liz Brizzi was born and raised in Paris before moving to California at the age of sixteen. Growing up in a family of storytellers, she quickly picked up a pencil as a little girl to draw her own comic books. She went on to graduate from Otis College of Art and Design in 2002 and started her career as an illustrator.