Animals & Nature
Tale of Buster Bumblebee
Buster Bumblebee and his family move into a new home. Excitement and buzzing abound. Buster meet a strange fellow called a carpenter bee, wa…
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…
Midnight
This is an adventure story about a horse in the wild west. (Summary by Rocky Taylor)
The Adventures of Maya the Bee
The Adventures of Maya the Bee is an exciting tale for children of all ages. Themes of growth and development of courage and wisdom are foun…
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 Tale of Frisky Squirrel
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 …
South American Jungle Tales
The stories in South American Jungle Tales center on the relationships between people and the different creatures Quiroga came into contact …
The Book of the Ocean
The Book of the Ocean is precisely what its title promises. It contains a rather broad overview of all topics connected to the ocean, such a…
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 …
Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland
Howard Garis, one of the most prolific children's writers of the 20th century, is credited with writing over 1500 Uncle Wiggily stories. In …
The Tale of Nimble Deer
Another Sleepy Time Tale from Arthur Scott Bailey, this time Nimble Deer is the focus of the story and how he was such a tiny, frail, spotte…
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…
The Bird Study Book
Do you enjoy bird watching? Would you like to learn a little more about the early conservation efforts to protect wild birds? In the Preface…
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…
'Tilda Jane's Orphans
When the story of 'Tilda Jane appeared serially in The Youth's Companion in 1901, the original manuscript was very much condensed. When the …
Rootabaga Stories
Carl Sandburg is beloved by generations of children for his Rootabaga Stories and Rootabaga Pigeons (which is not in the public domain), a s…
Wild Life in Woods and Fields
Wild Life in Woods and Fields by Arabella B. Buckley is a collection of stories that will encourage children to become little naturalists an…
The Confessions of a Poacher
The poacher of these "Confessions" was no imaginary being. Following in his father's and forefather's footsteps, he learnt from an…
The Natural History
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …
The Tale of Grumpy Weasel
From his Tuck-Me-In series, Arthur Scott Bailey wrote many "Tales" books about animals and birds to be read to children for bed-ti…