Children's Fiction
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
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Howard Pyle
Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero; a courteous, pious and swashbuckling outlaw of the mediæval era who, in modern version…
Little Women (version 2)
Read by Abigail Rasmussen
Louisa May Alcott
This story follows the lives of four sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Set in the tumultuous days of the American Civil war, readers grow to lo…
The Magic City
Read by Ruth Golding
E. Nesbit
Philip and Lucy discover that the city Philip has built using toys, books and household objects, has come alive. This is the account of thei…
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter
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Beatrix Potter
Born in Victorian London on July 28th, 1866, Beatrix Potter created some of the best-loved children’s stories of all time. Starting with Pet…
Understood Betsy
Read by Lee Ann Howlett
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Understood Betsy is a 1916 novel for children by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The story tells of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan who goes fro…
King Arthur's Knights: The Tales Retold for Boys & Girls
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Henry Gilbert
This book is an attempt to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl …
What Katy Did (version 2)
Read by Karen Savage
Susan Coolidge
Follow the adventures of Katy Carr and her family, through good times and bad. (Summary by Karen Savage)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (version 2)
Read by Mark F. Smith
Carlo Collodi
Do today's children still learn what a "marionette" is? The beloved story of Pinocchio may represent a last lingering picture of a…
A Christmas Carol (version 04)
Read by Bob Neufeld
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells …
Just So Stories
Read by Reynard T. Fox
Rudyard Kipling
The Just So Stories for Little Children, first published in 1902, were written by British author Rudyard Kipling. They are a collection of f…
Pollyanna Grows Up
Read by Mary Anderson
Eleanor H. Porter
Pollyanna, now cured of her crippling spinal injury, and able to walk again, goes to live in Boston with Mrs. Carew, a heart-broken woman se…
Our Island Story, Part 2
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…
The Lilac Fairy Book
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Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books are a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. Although And…
The Adventures of Reddy Fox
Read by John Lieder
Thornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Reddy Fox is another in the series of children’s stories by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this story, Reddy and …
The Red Fairy Book
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Andrew Lang
The Red Fairy Book is the second in a series of twelve books known as Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Books.…
Further Chronicles of Avonlea
Read by Sibella Denton
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Further Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L.M. Montgomery and is a sequel to Chronicles of Avonlea. Published in 192…
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children
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Charles Kingsley
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children by Charles Kingsley is a collection of three Greek mythology stories: Perseus, The Argonaut…
Glinda of Oz
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L. Frank Baum
Glinda of Oz is the fourteenth Land of Oz book and is the last one written by the original author L. Frank Baum, although the series was con…
The Fairy Tales of Science
Read by J. M. Smallheer
John Cargill Brough
This book, written in the mid 19th century and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, provides an entertaining introduction to topics in science…
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter (version 2)
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Beatrix Potter
The Treasury contains nineteen stories written by Beatrix Potter. The most famous story is Peter Rabbit, which features a naughty young rabb…