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The Calico Cat - Charles Miner Thompson
The Calico Cat - Charles Miner Thompson
- Author: Charles Miner Thompson
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction
This is a cute story of a mysterious feline annoyance and the result of a man acting upon his annoyance. The cat begins a vicious spiral of events that ends with lies, the arrest of a boy, and the guilty conscience of a man. (Summary written by...
Aesop's Fables, Volume 06 (Fables 126-150) - Aesop
Aesop's Fables, Volume 06 (Fables 126-150) - 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 Riverpark Rebellion - Homer Greene
The Riverpark Rebellion - Homer Greene
- Author: Homer Greene
- Genre: Children's Fiction
A tale of the Riverpark Academy for cadets, in which there is growing discontent leading to a revolt against the academy's leaders. The rebellion takes the form of an unauthorized "holiday" in which a number of cadets leave the grounds for a some...
Stories from the Faerie Queen - Edmund Spenser
Stories from the Faerie Queen - Edmund Spenser
- Author: Edmund Spenser
- Genre: Children's Fiction
A major work by Spenser, The Faerie Queen, was published between 1590 and 1596. As an allegorical work, it can be read on many levels. According to Jeanie Lang, Spenser always looked for the beautiful and the good when he wrote. Lang said, "There...
Squinty the Comical Pig - Richard Barnum
Squinty the Comical Pig - Richard Barnum
- Author: Richard Barnum
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction
"This comical children's tale about the funny adventures of a funny pig written by an unknown author. The publisher has hired authors to write children's tales, and gave them "house names". The "name" of the author who wrote this tale is Richard...
The Story of a Bad Boy - Thomas Bailey Aldrich
The Story of a Bad Boy - Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- Author: Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a child when his father moved to New Orleans from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. After 10 years, Aldrich was sent back to Portsmouth to prepare for college. This period of his life is partly described in his...
Tales from Shakespeare - Charles Lamb
Tales from Shakespeare - Charles Lamb
- Author: Charles Lamb
- Genre: Children's Fiction
The following Tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, for which purpose his words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in; and in whatever has been added to give them the...
At Agincourt - White Hoods of Paris - G. A. Henty
At Agincourt - White Hoods of Paris - G. A. Henty
- Author: G. A. Henty
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Historical Fiction / War & Military Fiction
The story begins in a grim feudal castle in Normandie. The times were troublous, and soon the king compelled Lady Margaret de Villeroy, with her children, to go to Paris as hostages. Guy Aylmer went with her.Paris was turbulent. Soon the guild of...
The Young Pretenders - Edith Henrietta Fowler
The Young Pretenders - Edith Henrietta Fowler
- Author: Edith Henrietta Fowler
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Delightful and touching this wonderful little story should appeal to both the young and young at heart. Having lived happily with their grandmother in a large country home all of their young lives Babs 5, and Teddy 7, suddenly find themselves...
Aesop's Fables, Volume 07 (Fables 151-175) - Aesop
Aesop's Fables, Volume 07 (Fables 151-175) - 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...
Historical Tales, Vol V: German - Charles McLean Andrews
Historical Tales, Vol V: German - Charles McLean Andrews
- Author: Charles McLean Andrews
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
Volume V of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fifth volume covers the history of Germany from its first contact with Rome up to the coronation of Emperor William, describing...
The Adventures of Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi
The Adventures of Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi
- Author: Carlo Collodi
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi (here transl. by Carol della Chiesa). The first half was published in serial form between 1881 and 1883, and then completed as a book for children in February 1883....
The Palace in the Garden - Mary Louisa Molesworth
The Palace in the Garden - Mary Louisa Molesworth
- Author: Mary Louisa Molesworth
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
The Palace in the Garden is the engaging story of three orphans sent to live in the mysterious country cottage of ROSEBUDS. The inquisitive children piece together the unexpected mystery of the Palace in the garden & all that goes with it. The...
Angel Food Time: Little Talks to Little Folks - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
Angel Food Time: Little Talks to Little Folks - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Author: Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Religion
This is the sixth and final volume of the "Angel Food" Series by Father Brennan. This volume consists of 28 charming selections with titles such as "Six Red Roses", "The Three Little Angels", "A Surprise From Santa Claus" and "The Boy Who Dusted the...
The Enchanted Castle - E. Nesbit
The Enchanted Castle - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
Three children, forced to remain at school during the holidays, go in search of adventure. What they find is a magic castle straight out of a fairy tale, complete with an enchanted princess at the center of a maze. Or is it? The castle turns out to...
Our Little Korean Cousin - Henry Lee Mitchell Pike
Our Little Korean Cousin - Henry Lee Mitchell Pike
- Author: Henry Lee Mitchell Pike
- Genre: Children's Fiction
This book is one of a series that aims at describing other cultures to children in an entertaining way that honors the culture, educates the child and keeps their minds open to the possibility of other people living wonderful lives in far off...
The Little Colonel's House Party - Annie Fellows Johnston
The Little Colonel's House Party - Annie Fellows Johnston
- Author: Annie Fellows Johnston
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction / Family
Lloyd Sherman, the "Little Colonel", is a girl of eleven whose mother invites three other girls to spend a month with Lloyd in her beautiful home in Kentucky. The children come from very different homes, but fall into the new ways very readily. The...
The Iliad for Boys and Girls - Alfred John Church
The Iliad for Boys and Girls - Alfred John Church
- Author: Alfred John Church
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Historical
Alfred J. Church wrote many books looking at classical literature, but is especially well known for his re-telling of classic books in a style so that younger readers may follow the story. The Iliad for Boys and Girls is a retelling of Homer’s...
Our Little German Cousin - Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little German Cousin - Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
- Author: Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
- Genre: Children's Fiction
This book is part of the "Our Little Cousin" series, written for North American children to tell them about their 'cousins' from other parts of the world. Embark on a journey to 19th Century Germany with Bertha, Gretchen and Hans. They live in a...
The Boarded Up House - Augusta Huiell Seaman
The Boarded Up House - Augusta Huiell Seaman
- Author: Augusta Huiell Seaman
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction / Detective Fiction
What is the secret of the old boarded up house? And what is the answer to the mystery of the long lost letter that is found in it? Best friends Joyce and Cynthia - along with their dog "Goliath", are determined to find out in this pre-Nancy Drew...
Sandman's Goodnight Stories - Abbie Phillips Walker
Sandman's Goodnight Stories - Abbie Phillips Walker
- Author: Abbie Phillips Walker
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Have you every read a bed time story to a child? Or had one read to you? Fun, isn't it? These 28 delightful, short, well written and whimsical stores by the famous storyteller Abby Phillips just beg to be read aloud by adults or children. With...
Holiday House - Catherine Sinclair
Holiday House - Catherine Sinclair
- Author: Catherine Sinclair
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Extremely popular when it was published, this book was one of the first to include fairy tales which were not only didactic but also enjoyable and entertaining. But beware! These are not only fairy tales! They have lessons to teach and can be viewed...
Anne of Avonlea (version 3) (dramatic reading) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of Avonlea (version 3) (dramatic reading) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Dramatic Readings / Romance
Following Anne of Green Gables (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age of 16 to 18, during the two years that she teaches at Avonlea school. It includes many of the characters from...
Puck of Pook's Hill - Rudyard Kipling
Puck of Pook's Hill - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction
Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out...
The New Swiss Family Robinson - Owen Wister
The New Swiss Family Robinson - Owen Wister
- Author: Owen Wister
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
A parody of its famous predecessor, this short piece was written by Owen Wister for the Harvard Lampoon (Summary by David Wales)...
French History for English Children - Caroline Emelia Stephen
French History for English Children - Caroline Emelia Stephen
- Author: Caroline Emelia Stephen
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
A history of France from Ancient Gaul up until 1880, written in short easy to comprehend chapters aimed at teaching English children. (Summary by Guero)...
The Secret Garden (version 4 dramatic reading) - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden (version 4 dramatic reading) - Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Dramatic Readings
Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's novel is about orphaned Mary Lennox, who is sent to live with her uncle at Misslethwaite Manor in Yorkshire. Initially a sour, bad-tempered child, Mary begins to bloom under the influence of nature when...
The Clock Strikes Thirteen - Mildred A. Wirt Benson
The Clock Strikes Thirteen - Mildred A. Wirt Benson
- Author: Mildred A. Wirt Benson
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Crime & Mystery Fiction
Penny Parker is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter who has an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the "Riverview Star," Penny has been raised...
The Baby's Songbook - Walter Crane
The Baby's Songbook - Walter Crane
- Author: Walter Crane
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Music
This is a collection of 14 songs chosen from Walter Crane's "The Baby's Opera" and "The Baby's Bouquet" containing classic nursery rhymes from England, France, and Germany. The songs are sung by LibriVox's very own Carol Stripling....
Anne of Green Gables (version 3) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables (version 3) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: Children's Fiction
The timeless story of the young orphan girl sent by accident to a brother and sister who had wanted a boy, Anne, with her vivid imagination and sensitive spirit, has enchanted readers for generations. (Summary by Karen Savage)Other books in this...
Aesop's Fables, Volume 03 (Fables 51-75) - Aesop
Aesop's Fables, Volume 03 (Fables 51-75) - 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...
Kittens and Cats: A Book of Tales - Eulalie Osgood Grover
Kittens and Cats: A Book of Tales - Eulalie Osgood Grover
- Author: Eulalie Osgood Grover
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Animals & Nature
This book consists of fifty-two very short fictitious stories about cats and kittens, which have been written for children. Many of the stories have been written by cats and address the queen, many of them are commentaries on well known nursery...
The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum - Thornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum - Thornton W. Burgess
- Author: Thornton W. Burgess
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Another short story for children by the well-known conversationalist and writer, Thornton W. Burgess. This story revolves around Unc' Billy Possum and his adventures....
Cornelli - Johanna Spyri
Cornelli - Johanna Spyri
- Author: Johanna Spyri
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Cornelli lives in Iller-Stream with her widowed father, who calls on two Ladies of Culture to come spend time with Cornelli during one of his business trips, hoping that their influence will refine and improve his daughter. Instead, the ladies prove...
Seven O'Clock Stories - Robert Gordon Anderson
Seven O'Clock Stories - Robert Gordon Anderson
- Author: Robert Gordon Anderson
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction
"Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.Their mother and father gave them very odd names, for two old uncles and one aunt, which pleased the old people very much. Their names are all...
Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2) - James Baldwin
Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2) - James Baldwin
- Author: James Baldwin
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / *Non-fiction
Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy, and are intended only to amuse. Some are derived from very ancient sources, and are current in the...
Harding's Luck - E. Nesbit
Harding's Luck - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Harding's luck is sequel to E. Nesbit's "The House of Arden". It tells the story of Dickie Harding, a disabled boy, who one day accidentelly discovers an old magic, that allows him to travel into his own past. There he meets Elfrida and Edred Arden...
Uncle Remus Returns - Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus Returns - Joel Chandler Harris
- Author: Joel Chandler Harris
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Humorous Fiction
Uncle Remus tells these 11 stories but to the son of the original "little boy" who is visiting his grandmother on the plantation. As always Uncle Remus can be relied upon to provide funny and pointed insight into human personalities through his...
The Wind in the Willows (version 3) - Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows (version 3) - Kenneth Grahame
- Author: Kenneth Grahame
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Animals & Nature
The classic story of how Rat, Mole, and the other river-bankers saved Toad from his excesses. This book has it all: excitement, sentiment, destruction of private property (plenty of that), paganism, and a happy ending. The prose is beautiful and...
Glinda of Oz - L. Frank Baum
Glinda of Oz - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
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 continued after his death by several other authors. Dorothy and Ozma discover that a war is brewing in a distant...
