Animals & Nature
Just So Stories
The Just So Stories generally have the theme of a particular animal being altered from an original form to its current form by the acts of h…
The Heart of a Dog
Dogs! Many of us love them and they love us unconditionally. But is he a soft teddy bear or a ferocious guard dog?
Birds in the Calendar
Delightful sketches of British wild birds - a bird for every month of the year from the pheasant in January to the robin in December. This c…
Squinty the Comical Pig
Squinty the Comical Pig invites listeners into a whimsical world where humor and adventure intertwine through the escapades of a delightfull…
The Blue Cat of Castle Town
"The mother cat had been quite upset when she first saw the blue kitten. She had looked fearfully then toward the river. For, like all …
Blackie, A Lost Cat
Blackie is a coal black cat who lives with two children and their parents. One day she is led astray by a neighboring cat and decides to go…
A Little Brother to the Bear
William J. Long again introduces us to some of the Wood Folk and their stories of living based on his own observations in the woods. In this…
The Bee-Master of Warrilow
"Is it true that a bee can only sting once?" I asked him, as he bent again over the crocus beds.He laughed."What would be the…
Aesop's Fables
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
The Tale of Solomon Owl
Arthur Scott Bailey, a native of the state of Vermont, wrote over forty children's books using a variety of animals, birds and even insects …
Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BEES, DIRECTIONS FOR OBTAINING THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PURE SURPLUS HONEY WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE EXPENSE, REMEDIES FO…
"Boy" The Wandering Dog
Another 'dog's-eye view' book for children by this early activist for the American Humane Society. In this tale, we follow the travels and …
Sammie and Susie Littletail
Once upon a time there lived in a small house built underneath the ground two curious little folk, with their father, their mother, their un…
The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat
The rats and the mice thought that Miss Kitty Cat was a terrible person. She was altogether too fond of hunting them. They agreed, however, …
Tale of Brownie Beaver
Arthur Scott Bailey was the author of more than forty children's books, centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worlds, weavin…
Indian Why Stories
Delightful fables, collected by a devotee of Indian lore, recounts many of the legends told to him by tribal members, among them intriguing …
The Wonder Garden
"Here are 150 nature myths and short stories from all parts of the World. They are the kind that children delight in -- tales of transf…
The Call of the Wild
Buck, a magnificent mix of St. Bernard and Scotch shepherd dog, rules contentedly at Judge Miller’s place in California’s Santa Clara Valley…
The Tale of Ferdinand Frog
The wild folk in Pleasant Valley agreed that Ferdinand Frog was an agreeable person to have around. No matter what happened, he was always c…
Uncle Remus & Friends
Uncle Remus, that genial old storyteller, knows how to spin these wonderful tales about the 'criteers' that the little 6 year old boy (and m…