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Original Bobbsey Twins #44
The Bobbsey Twins Own Little Railway
children's series #44 from Bobbsey Twins, Grosset & Dunlap purple spine edition, 178 pages in hard cover edition
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First published January 1, 1951
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September 2, 2021
A friend of the Bobbsey's is moving and gives the twins a little train engine just big enough to pull a car that seats five or six people. The twins have fun setting up the tracks, putting water in the boiler, starting up the fire, and getting the steam engine running. They go whizzing around the track, and Bert learns how to operate the engine all by himself. But their fun is short lived when part of the train tracks are stolen! Can the Bobbsey twins solve the mystery of the missing tracks and find the thief?
I loved this simple story and all the fun adventures that the Bobbsey twins have! The plot is interesting and really kept my attention. There is something so charming about these books that takes me back to my childhood.
Bert is such a take-charge kind of person. He is ready to dive into any adventure with courage and tenacity!
Nan is sweet and kind. She is always thinking of others and ready to help anyone in trouble.
Flossie is so cute and adorable! I just want to hug her and kiss her fat little cheeks.
Freddie is mischievous and always getting into crazy situations. He is so funny and wild!
I love the straightforward writing style, and the way the story paints a picture of a simple world where people are good and trustworthy.... well, except for the thieves and that rascal Danny Ruggs!
I loved this simple story and all the fun adventures that the Bobbsey twins have! The plot is interesting and really kept my attention. There is something so charming about these books that takes me back to my childhood.
Bert is such a take-charge kind of person. He is ready to dive into any adventure with courage and tenacity!
Nan is sweet and kind. She is always thinking of others and ready to help anyone in trouble.
Flossie is so cute and adorable! I just want to hug her and kiss her fat little cheeks.
Freddie is mischievous and always getting into crazy situations. He is so funny and wild!
I love the straightforward writing style, and the way the story paints a picture of a simple world where people are good and trustworthy.... well, except for the thieves and that rascal Danny Ruggs!
July 12, 2025
I read only some of this series as a child. Back then, I never minded the terrible cycle of lashing out and comeuppance embodied by the "irredeemable" troublemaker Danny Rugg (like Lettie Briggs in the Dana Girls-their names even look and sound alike, the first I've noticed that). Now as an adult catching up on the stories I've missed, I'm struck by how much I want some hugs and mentoring for Danny!
September 25, 2023
"A detective never gives up a case until it's solved."
It took me an embarrassingly long amount of time to stop picturing the train these children were driving around was not, in fact, an actual huge train and was like one of those trains you see at fairs or in malls. So that was a trip.
It took me an embarrassingly long amount of time to stop picturing the train these children were driving around was not, in fact, an actual huge train and was like one of those trains you see at fairs or in malls. So that was a trip.
April 9, 2020
The Bobbsey Twins books were my favourites around 60 years ago: I found this one in a National Trust bookshop and just had to have it! And, surprise surprise, they all lived happily ever after!
August 2, 2020
An okay Bobbsey Twins adventure. There's a lot of action in this one. I like how Dinah pushed the stranger out of the house.
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