Children
Japanese Fairy Tales
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Yei Theodora Ozaki
First published in 1908, this is a book of "beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan" that were collected, translated and retold…
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Read by Judy Bieber
L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz was the fourth of 14 Oz books written by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919). Published in 1908, while Baum was resident …
Five Children and It
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E. Nesbit
This delightful novel begins when a family of five children moves from London to the English countryside. While playing in a gravel pit soon…
A Little Princess (version 4 dramatic reading)
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara Crewe is a very intelligent, polite, and creative young girl. Born to a wealthy soldier in India, Sara was brought all the way to Londo…
The Princess and Curdie
Read by Lizzie Driver
George MacDonald
The Princess and Curdie is the sequel to The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. It's been a year since the Princess Irene and Curd…
The Wonderful Garden
Read by Ruth Golding
E. Nesbit
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's hou…
The Pink Fairy Book
Read by Elliott Miller
Andrew Lang
All people in the world tell nursery tales to their children, and the stories are apt to be like each other everywhere. A child who has read…
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 02
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H. G. Wells
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook
Read by Phil Chenevert
Maria Montessori
This is the authoritative book written by Montessori to describe her methods. It gives an overview of the Montessori Method as developed for…
The Yellow Fairy Book
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Andrew Lang
"Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books are a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. Althou…
The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk
Read by John Lieder
Thornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk is another in the long list children's books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, Jimmy …
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (version 2)
Read by Phil Chenevert
L. Frank Baum
The story chronicles the adventures of a girl named Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz. As Baum says in the introduction "It aspires to bei…
English Fairy Tales
Read by Joy Chan
Joseph Jacobs
A collection of traditional English fairy tales. (description by Joy Chan)
The Adventures of Paddy Beaver
Read by John Lieder
Thornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Paddy Beaver is another in the long list of children’s books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, th…
The Green Fairy Book
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Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books constitute a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. Altho…
The Olive Fairy Book
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Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang’s Olive Fairy Book (1907) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was …
Ozma of Oz (Version 2) (Dramatic Reading)
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L. Frank Baum
Ozma of Oz was the third title in the Oz series by L. Frank Baum. In this book Dorothy is shipwrecked and lands on the shores of a fairy cou…
Stories of Great Composers for Children
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Thomas Tapper
This is a collection of ten short, entertaining, informative picture-book biographies of famous composers. Each book tells about the childho…
The Story of Mankind
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Hendrik Van Loon
Relates the story of western civilization from earliest times through the beginning of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the p…
Mrs. Peter Rabbit
Read by C. L. W. Rollins
Thornton W. Burgess
A wonderful book in which we meet the lucky little bunny who becomes Mrs. Peter Rabbit! This is one of many delightful animal books written …