Children's Fiction
The Autobiography of an Electron
Read by Laura Victoria
Charles R. Gibson
"While many scientific men now understand our place in the universe, we electrons are anxious that every person should know the very im…
The Shadows
Read by Catharine Eastman
George MacDonald
"Old Ralph Rinkelmann made his living by comic sketches, and all but lost it again by tragic poems. So he was just the man to be chosen…
Uncle Wiggily's Adventures
Read by Daryl Wor
Howard R. Garis
Due to Uncle Wiggily's rheumatism being so very bad, Dr. Possum prescribes a journey to help him move around, have a change of air, and a go…
Stories for God's Little Ones
Read by Maria Therese
Father John Koenig
A charming collection of nine short stories for children with a moral weaved in each. These were originally published as separate booklets, …
Five Children and It (Dramatic Reading)
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E. Nesbit
Finding a Psammead (sand-fairy) to grant any wish your heart desires seems like the beginning of endless delights, but as Cyril, Anthea, Rob…
In the Nursery of My Bookhouse
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Walter de la Mare, Variousandolive Beaupre Miller and Various And Olive Beaupre Miller
Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the "My Bookh…
Journey to the Underhill Gates
Read by P.J. Owen
P.J. Owen
Journey to the Underhill Gates is the first book in the Seeking Daylight episodic fantasy series, written for the young and the young at hea…
Tom Swift in Captivity
Read by Tom Weiss
Victor Appleton
Tom Swift is approached by Mr. Preston, the owner of a circus, and begins to tell the story of Jake Poddington, Mr. Preston's most skilled h…
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…
Just William (version 2)
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Richmal Crompton
Just William is the first book of hilarious short stories about 11-year-old William Brown -- eternally scruffy and frowning. William's famil…
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…
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…
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…
The Wonder Clock
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Howard Pyle
"Four and twenty marvellous tales, one for each hour of the day," retold in a novel and entertaining manner by a master of the for…
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…