About this book
A collection of broad-ranging, mostly American stories and poems for children by various authors, including Margaret Sidney, Susan Coolidge, Joaquin Miller, Henry W. Longfellow, and Mrs. Amy Therese Powelson. Each poem or story is followed by an additional short rhyme, drawn from a variety of sources, but not attributed. Topics include history, war, school, everyday life, Fairyland, and more. (Summary by Winnifred Assmann)
Chapters
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- 1Preface0:40 · read by Larry Wilson
- 2Christmas Day, by Susan Coolidge1:44 · read by Sonia
- 3The Only Woman in the Town34:13 · read by Cbteddy
- 4The Conquest of Fairyland, by A. Mary F. Robinson9:23 · read by Marian Mangoubi
- 5Kentucky Belle, by Constance Fenimore Woolson11:16 · read by C. B. Seyfarth
- 6Prophecies, by Kathrine Lente Stevenson2:43 · read by Rebecca Eden Walker
- 7Why He Was Whipped, by Mrs. Amy Terese Powelson13:28 · read by C. B. Seyfarth
- 8The Three Fishers, by Charles Kingsley1:47 · read by Akarsh
- 9"Apples Finkey"--The Water Boy, by John Jerome Rooney5:25 · read by John Payton
- 10The Soldier's Reprieve12:00 · read by C. B. Seyfarth
- 11Little Brown Thrushes, by Mrs. Whiton-Stone1:56 · read by Sonia
- 12The Story of the Empty Sleeve, by R. L. Cary, Jr.4:12 · read by PeripateticTJ
- 13Facing the World, by Dinah Craik25:40 · read by Winnifred Assmann
- 14Robert of Lincoln, by William Cullen Bryant4:17 · read by C. B. Seyfarth
- 15U.S. Spells US, by Anonymous1:39 · read by Akarsh
- 16"Dixie" and "Yankee Doodle," by Lawrence Porter Hext1:54 · read by PeripateticTJ
- 17The Barefoot Boy, by John Greenleaf Whittier5:00 · read by Larry Wilson
- 18Babouscka10:16 · read by Tiffany Wilson Lillard
- 19Daisies, by M. E. B.3:28 · read by PeripateticTJ
- 20Driving Home the Cows, by Kate Putnam Osgood2:56 · read by PeripateticTJ
- 21The Baby's Kiss: An Incident of the Civil War, by Anonymous2:41 · read by Pippa Moss
- 22The Lost Diamond Snuff Box14:54 · read by Ayesha Ashraf
- 23The American Flag, by Joseph Rodman Drake3:43 · read by PeripateticTJ
- 24Aunt Polly Shedd's Brigade21:23 · read by John Payton
- 25Corinne's Musicale, by Margaret Sidney3:09 · read by Tessa Adler
- 26Barbara Frietchie, by John Greenleaf Whittier3:41 · read by Stephanie J
- 27Sheridan's Ride, by T. B. Read4:17 · read by PeripateticTJ
- 28The Children's Hour, by Henry W. Longfellow2:27 · read by Larry Wilson
- 29Caryl's Plum, by Margaret Sidney23:48 · read by Cbteddy
- 30Our Two Opinions, by Eugene Field2:47 · read by Larry Wilson
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