The original text of this volume was written personally by Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930) in April 1904 and published by Mershon later that year.

This is somewhat unusual because there are very few times when Stratemeyer personally wrote one volume and had the series continued by ghostwriters.  One other example of this type is the Dave Fearless series where Stratemeyer is believed to have written the initial volume, Rival Ocean Divers, because it was published as a serial in a periodical.

One other example is the first mystery story published under the "Chester K. Steele" name, The Mansion of Mystery(Cupples & Leon, 1911), which was rewritten by Stratemeyer from one of his "Ed Strayer" mysteries in the Old Cap. Collier "dime novels" in the 1890s. The other "Steele" mysteries were written by ghostwriters, including writers who worked on the Bobbsey Twins and others.

Although initially thought to be the work of Edward Stratemeyer, these books are now attributed to Lilian C. Garis (1873-1954) through signed releases on file in the Stratemeyer Syndicate Records Collection at New York Public Library.  Lilian was the wife of Howard R. Garis, the Syndicate's most prolific ghostwriter. She was a newspaper reporter for the Newark Evening News and author of many books under her own name, mostly after her Syndicate work.

It is believed that these two titles and a reprint of the first volume were published by Chatterton-Peck in 1907.  However, very few copies were sold and copies of Bobbsey Twins books actually published by (not merely with a copyright message which mentions) Mershon, Stitt (circa 1905), or Chatterton-Peck are extremely scarce.

So far, only the first and second titles have been seen in Chatterton-Peck editions. It is quite possible that, despite the copyright date of 1907 for Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore, that it was not actually issued by Chatterton-Peck. Grosset & Dunlap issued some books in the C-P format using existing page stock after the transfer in 1908.

Howard R. Garis (1873-1962) was the principal author of most of the early volumes of the series.  Garis was the Syndicate's most prolific ghostwriter with more than 315 books to his credit, including popular series like the Motor Boys, Tom Swift, Baseball Joe, etc.

Volume 24 (in 1931) lists both Howard R. Garis and another writer, Margery Howard.  Harriet S. Adams (1892-1982) is listed as having written the outline for volumes 25 and 26. The outline for volume 28 was supplied by Edna Camilla Squier (1895-1974).

Garis did write one additional title in 1948.  Beginning in late-1931 and throughout 1932, Howard R. Garis worked less and less with the Syndicate as Stratemeyer's daughters gained confidence in running the Syndicate.  With the exception of a Bobbsey Twins volume published in 1948, his last Syndicate volumes were published in 1935.

The author for the Bobbsey Twins during this period was Elizabeth M. Duffield Ward (1895-1983).  She wrote about 71 manuscripts for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, including volumes in the Outdoor Girls series in 1916.  Her father, John W. Duffield, also wrote for the Syndicate.  Outlines for volumes 30, 33, and 35 were supplied by Harriet S. Adams, while the others came from Edna Squier.

After Edna Squier moved to Florida with her husband and child, she became an inactive partner and Harriet S. Adams began to run the Syndicate largely on her own with a secretary and hired writers outside of the office.  Harriet wrote these three volumes from her own outlines.

Harriet wanted to keep the Syndicate in the family and encouraged her children to write for the Syndicate.  The first 14 chapters of this book were written by her daughter, Camilla Anne McClave (1923-).  Harriet supplied the outline and completed the manuscript.  Camilla also wrote part of a Honey Bunch volume, a Bobbsey Twins short story for one of the Bobbsey Twins Annuals and an unpublished Dana Girls manuscript.

Howard R. Garis introduced Andrew E. Svenson (1910-1975) to the Syndicate in 1947.  At this same time Garis was asked to write a Bobbsey Twins volume based on an outline by Harriet Adams.

Harriet S. Adams wrote this volume from her own outline.

Andrew Svenson wrote this book.  His first assignments for the Syndicate included writing volumes in the Mel Martin baseball series.  In later years, he supervised the boys' series, like Tom Swift Jr. and the Hardy Boys, and created his own series, the Happy Hollisters, for the Syndicate.

Harriet S. Adams wrote these volumes from her own outlines.

Andrew Svenson wrote these volumes based on Harriet's outlines.

A Syndicate employee, June M. Dunn wrote the outlines and manuscripts to these volumes and rewrote several others including the first three volumes of the series in 1961.  Harriet S. Adams edited the manuscripts.

Grace Grote was another Syndicate employee who wrote the synopsis and manuscripts these volumes. Harriet Adams edited the manuscripts.

Andrew E. Svenson wrote these volumes based upon outlines from Grace Grote.

Syndicate partner, Nancy S. Axelrad, wrote the outlines and manuscripts to these volumes.  Volumes 68 and 69 were edited by Harriet Adams.  Volume 68 was written after Nancy and Harriet took a cruise off the coast of Africa to observe a solar eclipse.  Volume 69 was an obvious tribute to the American Bicentennial.  Volume 71 was written around the time that the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew appeared on television and was written with assistance from the television show producers.

June Dunn wrote the outline and manuscript for these volumes. Harriet S. Adams edited the manuscript and rewrote portions of volume 2. Lynn Ealer helped to edit volume 4.

Mary Ann Donahoe wrote the outline and manuscript. Nancy Rae Cragie and Patricia Doll edited the manuscript. June Dunn rewrote the manuscript. Harriet S. Adams edited and revised the manuscript.

Mary Ann Donahoe wrote the outline and Patricia Doll wrote the new manuscript. Harriet S. Adams did some editing and rewriting.

June Dunn wrote the outline and the manuscript. Andrew E. Svenson edited the outline. Harriet S. Adams edited the manuscript.

Bonibel B. Weston wrote the manuscript. Harriet S. Adams edited the manuscript and wrote out suggestions for revision. Jocelyn Starzyk revised the manuscript.

June Dunn wrote the outline based upon the old story. Bonibel Weston wrote the manuscript. June Dunn rewrote the manuscript. June Dunn and Harriet S. Adams edited the manuscript.

Bonibel B. Weston wrote the manuscript; Harriet S. Adams edited.

June Dunn wrote the outline and manuscripts for these volumes.  Harriet S. Adams edited for volumes 11-13.  For volume 14, Grace Grote and Jocelyn Starzyk edited.  Andrew E. Svenson rewrote the first chapter.  Jane Sanderson rewrote the outline and manuscript.  Grace Grote edited the new manuscript.

Bonibel B. Weston rewrote these volumes. Harriet S. Adams edited the manuscript.

Mary Ann Donahoe and Andrew E. Svenson wrote the outline and manuscript; Harriet S. Adams edited.

June Dunn wrote an outline and manuscript.  Grace Grote wrote a new ("substitute") outline and manuscript.

Grace Grote wrote the outlines and manuscripts to these volumes along with many other original stories as mentioned above. Harriet S. Adams did some rewriting on volume 18. Grace Grote edited volume 19.

Volumes 21-23 (originally by Howard R. Garis) were not rewritten.

June Dunn, a Syndicate employee, rewrote these volumes as well as writing the stories previously mentioned.

Nancy Axelrad wrote the outline and the manuscript for this volume.

Andrew E. Svenson wrote these volumes originally as stories in the Tolliver series (published by World in 1967) about a black family similar to Svenson's other creation, the Happy Hollisters (1953-1970). The three Tolliver stories were edited and rewritten into the Bobbsey Twins stories by Nancy Axelrad and another Syndicate partner, Lilo Wuenn.

Paul Thomason wrote this volume based upon an outline by Nancy Axelrad (who also edited the manuscript).

Nancy Axelrad wrote the outline and the manuscript for this volume. It was edited by Lilo Wuenn.

Paul Thomason wrote this volume based upon an outline by Nancy Axelrad.

Nancy Axelrad wrote the synopsis.  Karen Lindsay wrote the outline and manuscript.  Richard Ballad rewrote the manuscript.  Nancy Axelrad and Lilo Wuenn edited the manuscript.

Nancy Axelrad wrote synopsis.  James Duncan Lawrence (1918-1994) wrote the outline and manuscript for these volumes but turned in the manuscripts under the "Sherry Lemmon" name because he feared that the Syndicate would not allow a man to write books in the Bobbsey Twins or Nancy Drew series. Nancy Axelrad edited the volumes.

Authorship of this volume was not recorded in the Beinecke papers nor in the NYPL collection.

Mike McQuay, a science fiction writer, wrote this volume. He was paid $3,000.