Project #4 — Research
For this project I want to redesign the covers for the children’s series The Boxcar Children. I found the covers to give away some of the story. I want to redesign them to be more ominous and daunting, really play up the mysteries behind the stories. The did a redesign of the covers but they look more like animations that I am not a fan of, I appreciate the older style more.
Basic Facts
Written/Created by Gertrude Chandler Warner. // In the mystery series there are 147 books. // The original covers have the book # on the front and the spine. // The books have been written and published from 1942–2018.
This is the complete list of the books — I bolded the ones that I find to be the most scary/weird and could potentially be the best covers.
1The Boxcar Children1924 * 2 Surprise Island1949 * 3 The Yellow House Mystery1953 * 4 Mystery Ranch1958 * 5 Mike’s Mystery1960 * 6 Blue Bay Mystery1961 * 7 The Woodshed Mystery1962 * 8 The Lighthouse Mystery1963 * 9 Mountain Top Mystery1964 * 10 Schoolhouse Mystery1965 * 11 Caboose Mystery1966 * 12 Houseboat Mystery1967 * 13 Snowbound Mystery1968 * 14 Tree House Mystery1969 * 15 Bicycle Mystery1970 * 16 Mystery in the Sand1971 * 17 Mystery Behind the Wall1973 * 18 Bus Station Mystery1974 * 19 Benny Uncovers a Mystery1976 * 20 The Haunted Cabin Mystery1991 * 21 The Deserted Library Mystery1991 * 22 The Animal Shelter Mystery1991 * 23 The Old Motel Mystery1991 * 24 The Mystery of the Hidden Painting1992 * 25 The Amusement Park Mystery1992 * 26 The Mystery of the Mixed Up Zoo1992 * 27 The Camp Out Mystery1992 * 28 The Mystery Girl1992 * 29The Mystery Cruise1992 * 30The Disappearing Friend Mystery1992 * 31The Mystery of the Singing Ghost1992 * 32The Mystery in the Snow1993 * 33The Pizza Mystery1993 * 34The Mystery Horse1993 * 35The Mystery at the Dog Show1993 *36The Castle Mystery1993 * 37The Mystery of the Lost Village1993 * 38The Mystery of the Purple Pool1994 * 39The Ghost Ship Mystery1994 * 40The Canoe Trip Mystery1994 *41The Mystery of the Hidden Beach1994 * 42The Mystery of the Missing Cat1994 * 43The Mystery on Stage1994 * 44The Dinosaur Mystery1995 * 45The Mystery of the Stolen Music1995 * 46The Chocolate Sundae Mystery1995 * 47The Mystery of the Hot Air Balloon1995 * 48The Mystery Bookstore1995 * 49The Mystery of the Stolen Boxcar1995 * 50Mystery in the Cave1996 * 51The Mystery on the Train1996 * 52The Mystery of the Lost Mine1996 * 53The Guide Dog Mystery199654The Hurricane Mystery199655The Mystery of the Secret Message1996 * 56The Firehouse Mystery1997 * 57The Mystery in San Francisco1997 * 58The Mystery at the Alamo1997 * 59The Outer Space Mystery1997 * 60The Soccer Mystery1997 * 61The Growling Bear Mystery1997 * 62The Mystery of the Lake Monster1998 * 63The Mystery at Peacock Hall1998 * 64The Black Pearl Mystery1998 * 65The Cereal Box Mystery1998 * 66The Panther Mystery1998 * 67The Mystery of the Stolen Sword1998 * 68The Basketball Mystery1999 * 69The Movie Star Mystery1999 * 70The Mystery of the Pirate’s Map1999 * 71The Ghost Town Mystery1999 * 72The Mystery in the Mall1999 * 73The Gymnastics Mystery1999 * 74The Poison Frog Mystery2000 * 75The Mystery of the Empty Safe2000 * 76The Great Bicycle Race Mystery2000 * 77The Mystery of the Wild Ponies2000 * 78The Mystery in the Computer Game2000 * 79The Mystery at the Crooked House2000 * 80The Hockey Mystery2001 * 81The Mystery of the Midnight Dog2001 * 82The Summer Camp Mystery2001 * 83The Copycat Mystery2001 * 84The Haunted Clock Tower Mystery2001 * 85The Disappearing Staircase Mystery2001 * 86The Mystery on Blizzard Mountain2002 * 87The Mystery of the Spider’s Clue2002 * 88The Mystery of the Mummy’s Curse2002 * 89The Mystery of the Star Ruby2002 * 90The Stuffed Bear Mystery2002 * 91The Mystery at Skeleton Point2002 * 92The Tattletale Mystery2003 * 93The Comic Book Mystery2003 * 94The Ice Cream Mystery2003 * 95The Midnight Mystery2003 * 96The Mystery in the Fortune Cookie2003 * 97The Radio Mystery2003 * 98The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost2004 * 99The Finders Keepers Mystery2004 * 100The Mystery of the Haunted Boxcar2004 * 101The Clue in the Corn Maze2004 * 102The Ghost of the Chattering Bones2005 * 103The Sword of the Silver Knight2005 * 104The Game Store Mystery2005 * 105The Mystery of the Orphan Train2005106The Vanishing Passenger2006 * 107The Giant Yo Yo Mystery2006 * 108The Creature in Ogopogo Lake2006 * 109The Rock and Roll Mystery2006 * 110The Secret of the Mask2007 * 111The Seattle Puzzle2007 * 112The Ghost in the First Row2007 * 113The Box that Watch Found2007 * 114A Horse Named Dragon2008 * 115The Great Detective Race2008 * 116The Ghost at the Drive-In Movie2008 * 117The Mystery of the Traveling Tomatoes2008 * 118The Spy Game2009 * 119The Dog-Gone Mystery2009 * 120The Vampire Mystery2009 * 121Superstar Watch2009 * 122The Spy in the Bleachers2010 * 123The Amazing Mystery Show2010 * 124The Pumpkin Head Mystery2010 * 125The Cupcake Caper2010 * 126The Clue in the Recycling Bin2011 * 127Monkey Trouble2011 * 128The Zombie Project2011 * 129The Great Turkey Heist2011 * 130The Garden Thief2012 * 131The Boardwalk Mystery2013 * 132Mystery of the Fallen Treasure2013 * 133The Return of the Graveyard Ghost2013 * 134The Mystery of the Stolen Snowboard2014 * 135The Mystery of the Wild West Bandit2014 * 136The Mystery of the Soccer Snitch2014 * 137The Mystery of the Grinning Gargoyle2014 * 138The Mystery of the Missing Pop Idol2015 * 139The Mystery of the Stolen Dinosaur Bones2015 * 140The Mystery at the Calgary Stampede2015 * 141The Sleepy Hollow Mystery2015 * 142The Legend of the Irish Castle2016 * 143The Celebrity Cat Caper2016 * 144Hidden in the Haunted School2016 * 145The Election Day Dilemma2016 * 146The Doughnut Whodunit2018 * 147The Robot Ransom
