Children
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
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George MacDonald
George MacDonald is mainly known for his fantasy works and fairy tales such as At the Back of the North Wind and the Princess and the Goblin…
Squirrels and Other Fur-bearers
Read by Laura Caldwell
John Burroughs
Squirrels and other Fur-Bearers, a collection of essays by American naturalist and essayist, John Burroughs, provides fascinating insight in…
Uncle Remus Returns
Read by Phil Chenevert
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus tells these 11 stories but to the son of the original "little boy" who is visiting his grandmother on the plantation. …
Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
Daniel Defoe
Adaptation of the story of Robinson Crusoe for grammar school children. Tells how the shipwrecked sailor makes a new life for himself on the…
The Velveteen Rabbit
Read by Marlo Dianne
Margery Williams
"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day...Written in 1922, The Velveteen Rabbit, or, How Toys Become Real is the tale of a sweet …
Four Great Americans
Read by Sibella Denton
James Baldwin
Written for children, James Baldwin's history of Washington, Franklin, Webster, and Lincoln brings these men to life in a way that will be i…
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 1
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Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them …
Maezli
Read by Daryl Wor
Johanna Spyri
"Mäzli" may be pronounced the most natural and one of the most entertaining of Madame Spyri's creations. The atmosphere is cr…
The Frog Prince and Other Stories
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Walter Crane
Here are three charming fairy tales with happy endings. They feature an enchanted frog; a princess, her brothers, and a dastardly plot agai…
Raggedy Andy Stories
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Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young ch…
Lessons on Manners for Home and School Use
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Edith E. Wiggin
It is true that good manners, like good morals, are best taught by the teacher's example. It is also true that definite lessons, in which th…
Historical Tales, Vol I: American I
Read by Kalynda
Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises…
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories
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Various
Since this series of books is intended for all young people from oneto one hundred, it opens with about eighty of the old MOTHER GOOSERHYMES…
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (abridged, version 3)
Read by Phil Chenevert
Lewis Carroll
A delightful version of Alice's Adventures following that scurrying Rabbit with the watch that is shortened for the enjoyment of younger chi…
The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore
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Laura Lee Hope
In this third volume of the “Bobbsey Twin Series”, the twins – Nan and Bert and Freddie and Flossie – go with their family to visit relative…
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children
Read by David Wales
William Dean Howells
Five short delightful stories for children, told in the voice of "the papa" to "the girl" and "the boy" Willia…
Mother Carey’s Chickens
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Kate Douglas Wiggin
“When Captain Carey went on his long journey into the unknown and uncharted land, the rest of the Careys tried in vain for a few months to b…
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Version 2)
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Margaret Sidney
The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew tells the story of how the Peppers live, learn, and play in their little brown house. They are poo…
A Little Book of Christmas
Read by David Wales
John Kendrick Bangs
Summary: Four short Christmas stories, a bit sentimental, but still affecting and worthwhile. Plus Four Christmas verses. (Summary by David …
The Two Bears, and Other Sermons for Children
Read by MaryAnn
J. C. Ryle
”Let no one make you think that you are too young to serve God. That is not true. As soon as you know right from wrong, you are old enough t…