Children's Fiction
By Pond and River
Read by Laura Caldwell
Arabella B. Buckley
In By Pond and River, another of Arabella Buckley's wonderful science books for children, she explains the habitats of ponds and rivers, exp…
In the Closed Room
Read by Linda Andrus
Frances Hodgson Burnett
This is a short story about a shy, quiet little girl living in a big city. When her parents are offered the opportunity to take care of a ho…
More William
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Richmal Crompton
The second of Crompton's series of 39 books about William Brown, our cheeky 11 year-old protagonist. A hero to some, a dastardly villain to …
The Little House in the Fairy Wood
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Ethel Cook Eliot
A lonely boy is taken in by the friendly inhabitants of a little house in the woods. Through this adventure, he finds the fairy folk, nature…
The Black Fawn
Read by Roger Melin
Jim Kjelgaard
Bud Sloan was an orphan who had been 'sold out' of the orphanage to work on a farm once he'd been old enough to labor. The farm where he was…
Old Peter's Russian Tales
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Arthur Ransome
Arthur Ransome is best known for his Swallows and Amazons series of children’s books. This is the only example of his fiction in the public …
Aunt Jo's Scrapbag
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Louisa May Alcott
A collection of short stories by Louisa May Alcott that were written with the intent to entertain the whole family and to fill children's he…
Christmas Holidays at Merryvale
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Alice Hale Burnett
“Toad” Brown, his brother, and their friends have a jolly time at the Christmas holidays. They daydream at a toy shop window, chop down a Ch…
Hoofbeats on the Turnpike
Read by Cheryl Adam
Mildred A. Wirt Benson
Penny Parker is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysterie…
My Bible History: New Testament
Read by Maria Therese
Louis Laravoire Morrow
A short, simple New Testament Bible History for children, but which can also be enjoyed by adults alike. Starting with St. John the Baptist,…
The Children of the New Forest
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Frederick Marryat
The children of Colonel Beverley, a Cavalier officer killed at the Battle of Naseby are believed to have died in the flames when their house…
The Story of the Three Little Pigs
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
L. Leslie Brooke
This version of the classic tale of the three pigs, their houses and a wolf, published in 1904, has a new twist in its second half. This rec…
The Slipper Point Mystery
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Augusta Huiell Seaman
When fourteen year old Sally Carter shares her secret about When fourteen year old Sally Carter decides to share the secret she has discover…
Spinning-Wheel Stories
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Louisa May Alcott
A group of stories-within-a-story, told in the classic Louisa May Alcott style."I've a little cold," said the old lady, "and …
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (version 6)
Read by StudioMike
Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dod…
Wild Life in Woods and Fields
Read by Laura Caldwell
Arabella B. Buckley
Wild Life in Woods and Fields by Arabella B. Buckley is a collection of stories that will encourage children to become little naturalists an…
Mother Goose in Prose
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L. Frank Baum
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…
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (version 3)
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Mark Twain
An adventure story for children, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a fun-filled book that shows life along the Mississippi River in the 1840s.…
Nutcracker and Mouse King
Read by Sandra Cullum
E. T. A. Hoffmann
The original story of the Nutcracker, weird and wonderful by one of the masters of horror and weirdness. Summary by Sandra Cullum.
Stand by for Mars
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Carey Rockwell
Tom Corbett - Space Cadet was one of the first multimedia sensations. In the 1950s the character had his own radio show, TV series, comic bo…