Rhymes of Childhood
Edgar A. Guest
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Not nursery rhymes, but poems about different scenes of childhood. Poems about Grandpa, Grandma, story time, castor oil, “Wait till your pa comes home!”, and many more. These are sure to evoke nostalgia, lots of smiles, and maybe a couple sighs or tears. - Summary by TriciaG (3 hr 36 min)
Kapitel
How the Baby Learned to Smile | 2:10 | Gelesen von Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Grandma | 2:22 | Gelesen von Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Habits | 1:49 | Gelesen von Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
The Path o’ Little Children | 1:50 | Gelesen von Ed Humpal |
Just a Boy | 1:28 | Gelesen von Sonrisa Jones |
The New Little Gimmie | 1:30 | Gelesen von Sonrisa Jones |
The Woe of an Unwilling Orator | 1:36 | Gelesen von Sonrisa Jones |
A Christmas Story | 1:57 | Gelesen von Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Weaning the Baby | 1:42 | Gelesen von ThoughtfulWilderness |
The First Step | 1:26 | Gelesen von ThoughtfulWilderness |
Wishing | 1:12 | Gelesen von Sonrisa Jones |
Where the Children Meet | 1:49 | Gelesen von Sonrisa Jones |
When We Were Kids | 2:02 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
A Baby in the House | 1:31 | Gelesen von Jenn Broda |
Our Son | 1:29 | Gelesen von Fernando Borrego |
Come Back, You Little Feller | 2:33 | Gelesen von Fernando Borrego |
Sticky Fingers | 2:01 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
Janet’s Morning Bath | 1:43 | Gelesen von Trax |
The Family Disgrace | 1:39 | Gelesen von Trax |
The Lanes of Boyhood | 2:02 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
Fractions | 1:44 | Gelesen von Fernando Borrego |
The Human Stage Coach | 1:27 | Gelesen von Wayne Perry |
The Rough Little Rascal | 1:22 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
At Sixteen Months | 1:45 | Gelesen von Diya Khurana |
Baby Feet | 1:46 | Gelesen von Diya Khurana |
A Fairy Story | 2:11 | Gelesen von Jenn Broda |
“Where’s Mamma?” | 1:26 | Gelesen von Diya Khurana |
The Boy and the Flag | 1:55 | Gelesen von Diya Khurana |
When a Little Baby Dies | 1:31 | Gelesen von Francesco Dembinski |
A Boy and His Stomach | 1:38 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
Lullaby | 1:44 | Gelesen von Jenn Broda |
The Man to Be | 2:20 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
The Summer Children | 1:27 | Gelesen von Francesco Dembinski |
The Old Wooden Tub | 1:48 | Gelesen von WillJ |
Dr. Johnson’s Picture Cow | 2:36 | Gelesen von Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
The Approach of Christmas | 2:20 | Gelesen von Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
A Boy and His Dog | 1:23 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
Boy or Girl? | 2:10 | Gelesen von Jenn Broda |
“Wait Till Your Pa Comes Home” | 1:55 | Gelesen von Fernando Borrego |
Nothing to Laugh At | 2:18 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
Teach Them of the Flag | 1:28 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
Daddies | 1:30 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
The Toy-Strewn Home | 1:59 | Gelesen von Jenn Broda |
Last Night the Baby Cried | 1:26 | Gelesen von Greg Dietz |
Little Fishermen | 1:50 | Gelesen von Sarah Brown |
The Cookie-Lady | 2:01 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
Being Brave at Night | 2:36 | Gelesen von Meetali10 |
Pleasure's Signs | 1:37 | Gelesen von Garfield Dsouza |
Little Girls | 2:27 | Gelesen von Trax |
Dinner-Time | 1:32 | Gelesen von Wayne Perry |
Castor Oil | 1:48 | Gelesen von Wayne Perry |
At Dawn | 1:57 | Gelesen von Fernando Borrego |
Bud Discusses Cleanliness | 2:44 | Gelesen von Trax |
The Children | 1:55 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
His Example | 1:43 | Gelesen von Jenn Broda |
The Fun of Forgiving | 1:42 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
The Right Family | 2:10 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
Tonsils | 2:08 | Gelesen von Diya Khurana |
As It Goes | 1:49 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
When the Soap Gets in Your Eye | 2:05 | Gelesen von Diya Khurana |
I Don't Want to Go to Bed | 1:59 | Gelesen von Renelle |
Morning Brigands | 1:47 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
Aunty | 1:54 | Gelesen von Garfield Dsouza |
Different | 2:05 | Gelesen von Garfield Dsouza |
A Fine Sight | 1:27 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
A Boy at Christmas | 2:22 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
The Cut-Down Trousers | 1:42 | Gelesen von Garfield Dsouza |
The Little Hurts | 1:28 | Gelesen von Laurel Emerson |
Grown Up | 1:31 | Gelesen von Laurel Emerson |
Grandpa | 2:05 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
Pa Did It | 1:43 | Gelesen von Garfield Dsouza |
The Doctor | 1:41 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
The Little Velvet Suit | 2:25 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
Spoiling Them | 1:49 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
Story Time | 2:14 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
Another Mouth to Feed | 1:34 | Gelesen von Josie3144 |
The Lure That Failed | 1:45 | Gelesen von Ed Humpal |
The Little Army | 2:32 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
The Broken Drum | 1:51 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
The Boy Soldier | 1:22 | Gelesen von KevinS |
A Bear Story | 2:24 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
When Pa Comes Home | 2:21 | Gelesen von HannahWishbone |
The Joy of a Dog | 1:20 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
Up to the Ceiling | 1:25 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
Answering Him | 2:14 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
The Bumps and Bruises Doctor | 1:24 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
Real Swimming | 1:54 | Gelesen von KevinS |
Always Saying “Don’t!” | 1:48 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
No Children! | 2:26 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
To a Little Girl | 2:32 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
A Feller's Hat | 1:46 | Gelesen von Ed Humpal |
Practicing Time | 2:27 | Gelesen von Renelle |
When There's Company for Tea | 1:49 | Gelesen von Grace Buchanan |
The Good Little Boy | 1:46 | Gelesen von Grace Buchanan |
The Finest Age | 2:09 | Gelesen von Grace Buchanan |
Out-of-Doors | 2:20 | Gelesen von Ed Humpal |
My Paw Said So | 1:56 | Gelesen von Wayne Cooke |
A Boy and His Dad | 1:53 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
A Boy's Hope for the Future | 1:34 | Gelesen von Wayne Perry |
Couldn't Live Without You | 1:44 | Gelesen von Fernando Borrego |
Leader of the Gang | 1:52 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
Little Girls Are Best | 2:01 | Gelesen von Theoden Humphrey |
What Home's Intended For | 2:12 | Gelesen von Theoden Humphrey |
Aw Gee Whiz! | 1:27 | Gelesen von Eric Lee |
The Living Beauties | 1:25 | Gelesen von Sarah Brown |
Story Telling | 2:13 | Gelesen von Fernando Borrego |
The World and Bud | 1:37 | Gelesen von April6090 |
The Choir Boy | 1:45 | Gelesen von Garfield Dsouza |
To the Little Baby | 1:57 | Gelesen von Wayne Perry |
Pretending Not to See | 2:26 | Gelesen von Theoden Humphrey |
The Fairy and the Robin | 2:07 | Gelesen von Ed Humpal |
The Spoiler | 1:50 | Gelesen von Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
High Chair Days | 2:46 | Gelesen von Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Rich | 1:36 | Gelesen von Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Dirty Hands | 2:09 | Gelesen von Ed Humpal |
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Edgar A. Guest is the best poet I've found at teaching love for real life--family. I appreciate his writings more than I can say.