Children's Fiction - a genre of audiobooks on the website knigi-audio.com/en/. Page - 12
The Prince and the Pauper - Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Children's Fiction
The Prince and the Pauper (1882) represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The book, set in 1547, tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal...
The Enchanted Island of Yew - L. Frank Baum
The Enchanted Island of Yew - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Fantastic Fiction
A fairy has become bored with her life, and convinces some young girls to transform her into a human boy so she can go on adventures. The adventures come fast and furious, as the newly-named Prince Marvel explores the surrounding kingdoms. A...
Alice's Adventures Underground - Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures Underground - Lewis Carroll
- Author: Lewis Carroll
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
This is the handwritten book that Carroll wrote for private use before being urged to develop it later into Alice in Wonderland. It was generously illustrated by Carrol and meant to entertain his family and friends. When a sick child in a hospital...
Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson
Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction
David Balfour, a lad of seventeen and newly orphaned, is directed to go and live with his rich uncle, the master of the estate of Shaws in the lowlands of Scotland near Edinburgh. His uncle, Ebenezer (as close a miser as Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge),...
Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's - Laura Lee Hope
Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's - Laura Lee Hope
- Author: Laura Lee Hope
- Genre: Children's Fiction
This book is the first part of the Six Little Bunkers series, written using the pseudonym of Laura Lee Hope. It follows the lives of the Bunker family, with six children. - Summary by bhavya...
How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers - Robert Williams WOOD
How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers - Robert Williams WOOD
- Author: Robert Williams WOOD
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Poetry
How do you tell apart a parrot from a carrot? A plover from a clover? A bay from a jay? Although there are several ways of differentiating, R. W. Wood’s use of pun and rhyme is one of the most entertaining! (Summary by Andrea L.)...
Shoes and Stockings: A Collection of Short Stories - Louisa May Alcott
Shoes and Stockings: A Collection of Short Stories - Louisa May Alcott
- Author: Louisa May Alcott
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction / Historical Fiction
Here are tales of love and war, modesty and frivolity, laughter and tears. Louisa May Alcott wrote many, many short stories. This collection shares but 6/7 of them. (Summary by Carolyn Frances )...
Miss Ashton's New Pupil - Sarah Stuart ROBBINS
Miss Ashton's New Pupil - Sarah Stuart ROBBINS
- Author: Sarah Stuart ROBBINS
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction / School
Marion Park, the daughter of missionaries, is sent to Miss Ashton's boarding school. There she meets with many young girls and together they learn not just lessons in German, Logic, Arithmetic, Latin and Rhetoric, but also life lessons of study...
Our Island Story, Part 2 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Our Island Story, Part 2 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles of the good, not so good and the downright despicable figures of history; we are treated to a dazzling...
The Discovery of New Worlds - M. B. Synge
The Discovery of New Worlds - M. B. Synge
- Author: M. B. Synge
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
This is the second volume in the series, The Story of the World, which covers the period of history from the rise of Rome to the Conquest of Peru. Along the way, passing through the Dark Ages, going on the Crusades, and exploring the unknown world...
Letters from a Cat - Helen Hunt Jackson
Letters from a Cat - Helen Hunt Jackson
- Author: Helen Hunt Jackson
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Animals & Nature
Letters from a Cat: published by her mistress for the benefit of all cats and the amusement of little children is a collection of letters that a little girl receives from her pet while she is away from home. They tell of her pet’s adventures and...
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas - Frank Gee Patchin
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas - Frank Gee Patchin
- Author: Frank Gee Patchin
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Westerns
Yee-hawww! The Pony Rider Boys are on the trail again! In the second book of this series, Professor Zepplin has taken the young men to San Diego, Texas, to experience the life of a cowboy. The cattle drive will take them across the great state of...
The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children - Jane ANDREWS
The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children - Jane ANDREWS
- Author: Jane ANDREWS
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Nature
"You may think that Mother Nature, like the famous "old woman who lived in the shoe," has so many children that she doesn't know what to do. But you will know better when you become acquainted with her, and learn how strong she is, and how active;...
Little Men - Louisa May Alcott
Little Men - Louisa May Alcott
- Author: Louisa May Alcott
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Little Men (published 1871) is considered the second book of the Little Women trilogy written by Louisa May Alcott. (The book Good Wives (1869) was originally the sequel to the novel Little Women (1868), however those two novels are now usually...
The Magic Pudding - Norman LINDSAY
The Magic Pudding - Norman LINDSAY
- Author: Norman LINDSAY
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Bunyip Bluegum the koala sets out on his travels taking only a walking stick. At about lunchtime, feeling more than slightly peckish, he meets Bill Barnacle the sailor and Sam Sawnoff the penguin who are eating a pudding. The pudding is a magic one...
Just So Stories (version 6 Dramatic Reading) - Rudyard Kipling
Just So Stories (version 6 Dramatic Reading) - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Animals & Nature
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 human kind or some magical being. Whale has a tiny throat because he swallowed a mariner, who tied a raft...
Raggedy Ann Stories - Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann Stories - Johnny Gruelle
- Author: Johnny Gruelle
- Genre: Children's Fiction
To the millions of children and grown-ups who have loved a Rag Doll, the author dedicated these stories. Now listen as eight voices read to you Raggedy Ann's exciting adventures, as gentle and charming today, as they were when first published in...
Elsie Dinsmore - Martha Finley
Elsie Dinsmore - Martha Finley
- Author: Martha Finley
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Religion
Elsie, young and motherless, has never met her father and is being raised by her father's family. As a strong Christian, she has many trials within the unbelieving family. Her greatest comforts are her faith and her mammy, Chloe. Finally, her father...
The Lost Prince - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Lost Prince - Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Genre: Children's Fiction
“The Lost Prince” is about Marco Loristan, his father, and his friend, a street urchin named The Rat. Marco's father, Stefan, is a Samavian patriot working to overthrow the cruel dictatorship in the kingdom of Samavia. Marco and his father, Stefan,...
The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali - Frank Gee Patchin
The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali - Frank Gee Patchin
- Author: Frank Gee Patchin
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Westerns
Yee-Haww! The Pony Rider Boys are on the move again! This time the boys are in the desert of Nevada, discovering the beauty and perils in 100 degree heat. It should be another thrilling ride that Professor Zepplin has taken them on! (Summary by Ann...
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils - Selma Lagerlöf
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils - Selma Lagerlöf
- Author: Selma Lagerlöf
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Fantastic Fiction
Selma Lagerlöf was born in Vaermland, Sweden, in 1858 and enjoyed a long and very successful career as a writer, receiving the Nobel-Price in Literature in 1909. She died in Vaermland in 1940. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Orig. Nils Holgerssons...
The Farmer's Boy - Clifton JOHNSON
The Farmer's Boy - Clifton JOHNSON
- Author: Clifton JOHNSON
- Genre: Children's Fiction
A year in the life of a New England farm boy at the end of the 19th century (Introduction by LC)...
Anne of Green Gables (version 5) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables (version 5) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Anne of Green Gables is about an orphan girl who is starving for a family to love her. Her big words and bright spirits take her through many toils, trials, and temptations. Her romantic schemes make it nearly to impossible for any day of her life...
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus - Francis P. CHURCH
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus - Francis P. CHURCH
- Author: Francis P. CHURCH
- Genre: Children's Fiction
"Is There A Santa Claus?" was the headline that appeared over an editorial in the September 21, 1897 edition of the New York Sun. The editorial, which included the response of "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus," has become an indelible part of...
Merry Clappum Junction - Arnold KENNEDY
Merry Clappum Junction - Arnold KENNEDY
- Author: Arnold KENNEDY
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
This is a jolly little book about a little boy, a dog, a train and a house. But not an ordinary train, oh no, and not an ordinary house either! And there are songs, too. The Preface is short, dull and only for the grown-ups. (Summary by Ruth Golding)...
The Shadows - George MacDonald
The Shadows - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
"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 king of the fairies..." George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 – September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author, poet,...
Peggy's Trial - Mary Knight POTTER
Peggy's Trial - Mary Knight POTTER
- Author: Mary Knight POTTER
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
Ten-year old Peggy Clayton and her two younger brothers, Teddy and Harry, live with their father, Dr. Clayton, and Nurse, a woman who has taken care of them since the death of their mother when Peggy was five. Peggy is a sweet and kind little girl...
Aesop's Fables, Volume 11 (Fables 251-275) - Aesop
Aesop's Fables, Volume 11 (Fables 251-275) - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Satire
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these...
The Little Lame Prince - Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
The Little Lame Prince - Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
- Author: Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Paralyzed in an accident while a baby, young Prince Dolor is imprisoned in a lonely tower by his usurping uncle. He is visited by his mysterious godmother who provides him with magical gifts, including a travelling cloak that allows him to fly...
Historical Tales, Vol I: American I - Charles McLean Andrews
Historical Tales, Vol I: American I - Charles McLean Andrews
- Author: Charles McLean Andrews
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises the discovery, colonization, founding, and early years of the United States of America, describing history...
Mark the Match Boy or Richard Hunter's Ward - Horatio Alger, Jr.
Mark the Match Boy or Richard Hunter's Ward - Horatio Alger, Jr.
- Author: Horatio Alger Jr.
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction
In this third installment from the “Ragged Dick” series by Horatio Algers, Jr., the reader is reacquainted with some old friends and meets young Mark Manton. Mark is a match boy plagued by bad luck and an even worse guardian. But, with new friends,...
Little Wizard Stories of Oz - L. Frank Baum
Little Wizard Stories of Oz - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Children's Fiction
The "Little Wizard Stories of Oz" are six short stories written by L. Frank Baum in 1913. By all accounts, Baum intended to finish the Oz series with "The Emerald City of Oz," published in 1910. Following that, he attempted to write non-Oz books,...
Angel Food: Little Talks to Little Folks - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
Angel Food: Little Talks to Little Folks - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Author: Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Religion
“Angel Food” consists of a series of short sermons for children on the truths of the Catholic Faith – but told with engaging stories, in a style and simple language that children can understand.The author was a parish priest in New York for many...
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Collection - Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Collection - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
These are 25 fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen - A collection of something for everyone - the very popular stories, the less well-known stories and favorites, that both children and grownups can enjoy. (Summary by Neeru Iyer)...
Grimms' Fairy Tales - Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
Grimms' Fairy Tales - Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
- Author: Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of fairy tales includes many of the world’s best known stories. In these dark foreboding woods, you will find:...
The Wouldbegoods, Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers - E. Nesbit
The Wouldbegoods, Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Children's Fiction
The Bastable children, first met in The Treasure Seekers, are sent to stay in the countryside; is it large enough to contain their exuberant activities? They (and Pincher the dog) have every intention of being good... (Description by Alan Chant) All...
Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes - DAṆḌIN
Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes - DAṆḌIN
- Author: DAṆḌIN
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This book describes the adventures of ten Kumaras, i.e., young men, (all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers), as narrated by the men themselves. These narratives are replete with accounts of demigods, ghosts, gamblers, intrigues...
Cleopatra - Jacob Abbott
Cleopatra - Jacob Abbott
- Author: Jacob Abbott
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
A biography of the famous Cleopatra of Egypt, written in a manner, equally interesting to children and to adults....
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (abridged) - Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (abridged) - Lewis Carroll
- Author: Lewis Carroll
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a work of children's literature by the English mathematician and author, the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, written under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a...
Little Tales of the Desert - Ethel Twycross FOSTER
Little Tales of the Desert - Ethel Twycross FOSTER
- Author: Ethel Twycross FOSTER
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Animals & Nature
A six year-old girl named Mary spends Christmas vacation with her parents in the Arizona desert of 1901 or thereabouts. ( Summary by BellonaTimes )...