Animals & Nature
Jarwin and Cuffy
Jarwin is an English sailor who has been shipwrecked. He is stranded on a raft with only his dog Cuffy, and land is nowhere in sight. Their …
Flower-Patch Among the Hills
After poor health forced Klickmann to move from London to the country, she began writing a series of sketches for The Girl's Own Paper and i…
Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures
David Cory is the author of over 50 children's book including the Little Jack Rabbit series and the Puss-in-Boots series. This is the firs…
The Tiger
LibriVox volunteers bring you twelve different recordings of The Tiger, by William Blake. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of…
The Old Man and the Ass
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of The Old Man and the Ass by Jean de La Fontaine. (There was no translator acknowledged in the t…
The Tale of Buster Bumblebee
This charming collection of short stories features a bumblebee called Buster, his (extensive) family, and a great number of other animals wh…
The Train Dogs
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of The Train Dogs by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 6th, 20…
Flower Stories
This volume contains stories, poems, and facts about lots of different flowers, intended for teaching children. It is divided into thirteen …
Selected Public Domain Poems
Selected Public Domain Poems showcases the maritime and philosophical themes that define the work of John Masefield, a celebrated English po…
Barks and Purrs
Barks and Purrs is a collection of seven episodes in the lives of Toby-Dog, a French Bulldog, and Kiki-the-Demure, a Maltese cat, living in …
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of …
The Cave Twins
Lucy Perkins has given us many books featuring twins that give a child insight into different cultures and countries. In this one she explai…
Kittens and Cats
This book consists of fifty-two very short fictitious stories about cats and kittens, which have been written for children. Many of the stor…
My Doggie and I
This story surrounds a child waif, a young woman, a young gentleman doctor, and an elderly lady. This tale unfolds the story of a bond that …
Concerning Cats
In Concerning Cats, Helen M. Winslow offers a reflective exploration of the feline companions that have graced her life. Through her keen ob…
A Child's Book of the Garden
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…
Grim: The Story of a Pike
"To devour others and to avoid being devoured oneself,that is life’s end and aim." This is the fascinating and exciting story of a…
Between the Larch-woods and the Weir
Flora Klickmann, a writer for the Girls' Own Paper and The Flower-Patch Among the Hills, brings us another charming volume, combining nature…
Peace on Earth, Good-Will to Dogs
If you don't like Christmas stories, don't read this one!And if you don't like dogs I don't know just what to advise you to do!For I warn yo…
The Farmer's Boy
The Farmer's Boy invites listeners into the pastoral world of a New England farm at the close of the 19th century. Through the eyes of a you…