Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, contained the best in children's literature, stories, poems and nursery rhymes. They progressed in difficulty through the different volumes. (Summary by Maria Therese)
The Wonderful WorldThe Cap that Mother Made: A Swedish TaleDame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful CatsHow the Finch Got Her Colors: A Flemish LegendThe GoldfinchThe OwlThe Owl's Answer to TommyAn Explanation of the GrasshopperSnow-White and Rose-RedThe Story of a CaterpillarThe Brooklet's StoryThe Brook SongThe Brownies in the Toy ShopThe Song SparrowThe Tongue-Cut SparrowLittle Maid of Far JapanThe Foolish, Timid, Little Hare: An East Indian FableThe Coming of the KingHe Prayeth BestNurse's SongThe Honest WoodmanThe Battle of the Firefly and the Apes: A Filipino TaleTwinkling BugsA Child in a Mexican GardenBarry, A Dog of the AlpsWho Can Crack Nuts?The Nutcracker and Sugar Dolly StoriesDucks' DittyThe Right Time to Laugh: An Australian TaleLegend of the Water: An Ojibway TaleIndian ChildrenDown on the ShoreClytieHow the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous CoatsLittle Goody Two-ShoesThe Little Busy BeeThe Story of Li'l' HannibalA Story About the Little RabbitsChild's PlayJamie Watt and His Grandmother's Tea KettleThe Bird of Paradise: A Tale of Papua (New Guinea)Doll I' the Grass: A Norse Folk TaleFriendsCinderellaJudging by AppearancesThe Twelve Dancing PrincessesPeeny Pen PoneThe Boy Hero of Harlem: A Legend of HollandThe Fisherman and His WifeThe Sandy Road: A Jataka TaleRain in SummerThe Story of Christopher ColumberIn Columbus' TimeFarewell to the FarmChristening the Baby in RussiaThe BirchesThe Little Snow Maiden: A Russian Folk TaleBoots and His BrothersA Roumanian Folk SongThe Selfish GiantElsa and the Ten Elves: A Swedish Fairy TaleA Psalm of DavidThe Feast of Tabernacles (The First Thanksgiving Festival)We Thank TheeMarjorie's AlmanacThe Story of Tom Thumb: An English Folk TaleThe Girl Who Used Her Wits: A Chinese Folk TaleHeidi in the Alpine PastureBetsy Ross and the First American FlagThe Babe of BethlehemA Child's Thought of GodPiccolaHassan, the Arab, and His HorseThe Arab to His HorseBlunderToads and DiamondsThe Barber'sDick Whittington and His CatThe Pony Engine and the Pacific ExpressOld Johnny AppleseedThe Planting of the Apple TreeThe Fairy Who Judged Her NeighborsAriel's SongSong of the Leprechaun or Fairy ShoemakerJack and the BeanstalkThe Circus ParadeIkwa and AnnoweeBikku MattiMaster of All MastersThe Moon's the North Wind's CookyThe Owl and the Pussy CatThumbelisaHiawatha's ChildhoodBeyond the Toll-GateThe Peddler's CaravanTo a Butterfly
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