Mother Goose in Prose
L. Frank Baum
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Whether Mother Goose was a real person or a myth, the songs that are attributed to her name are what we remember from our childhood. Some of these nursery rhymes are complete tales in themselves. There are others which are mere suggestions, leaving the imagination to weave in the details of the story. Many of the rhymesβ origins even at the time of this books writing, could be traced back decades or centuries. L Frank Baum in 1897, while living in Chicago, collected the rhymes and created short stories around them which add context and understanding for children who are drawn to the familiar melodies. (Summary by Westwinds12) (4 hr 46 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 9:55 | Read by Barbara Wedge |
Singa Song o Sixpense | 14:10 | Read by Westwinds12 |
Little Boy Blue | 18:22 | Read by Westwinds12 |
The Cat and the Fiddle | 10:00 | Read by Westwinds12 |
The Black Sheep | 9:57 | Read by Westwinds12 |
Old King Cole | 13:06 | Read by Westwinds12 |
Mistress Mary | 17:36 | Read by Patricia Oakley |
The Wondrous Wise Man | 12:14 | Read by Andrew Lebrun |
What Little Jack Horner Did | 9:39 | Read by Christie Nowak |
The Man in the Moon | 12:29 | Read by Julian Jamison |
The Jolly Miller | 10:59 | Read by Christie Nowak |
The Little Man and His Little Gun | 11:42 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
Hickory Dickory Dock | 10:32 | Read by Patricia Oakley |
Little Bo-Peep | 12:08 | Read by Barbara Wedge |
The Story of Tommy Tucker | 10:35 | Read by JemmaBlythe |
Pussy Cat Mew | 7:27 | Read by Patricia Oakley |
How the Beggars Came To Town | 19:18 | Read by Charlene Harris |
Tom The Piperβs Son | 8:21 | Read by Judy Bieber |
Humpty Dumpty | 16:22 | Read by Patricia Oakley |
The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe | 11:00 | Read by Christiane Levesque |
Little Miss Muffet | 11:49 | Read by Brennan Holtzclaw |
Three Wise Men of Gotham | 16:14 | Read by David Barnes |
Little Bun Rabbit | 12:29 | Read by Judy Bieber |
Reviews
Snagliph
Delightful and refreshing. I would listen to a story each night to help settle my mind for sleep. They were just the right length and fanciful enough to shift my thoughts from my daytine stresses. I highly recommend this book for any age.
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A LibriVox Listener
I love these stories ππππ
Hi
hilarious and entertaining! enjoyable
loved it
A LibriVox Listener
It was a great story 4 kids
Cyndi
I love this book series so mush. ππππππππππππππππππβ€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€πππππππππππππππ