Children's Short Works, Vol. 006


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

(4.2 stars; 4 reviews)

LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 006: a collection of 11 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. (2 hr 22 min)

Chapters

The Velveteen Rabbit 25:25 Read by jedopi
Rumpelstiltskin 7:45 Read by jedopi
The Three Little Pigs 5:17 Read by Rach
The Travelling Musicians 9:24 Read by jedopi
Little Black Sambo 6:06 Read by Michael Lipschultz
The Real Princess 2:53 Read by Abigail Bartels
The Lost Dryad 13:39 Read by Amy Gramour
Cautionary Tales for Children 17:51 Read by Algy Pug
Allerleirauh; or the many-furred creature 10:38 Read by Elli
The Nightingale 30:26 Read by Sandra Estenson
The Emperor's New Clothes 13:27 Read by jedopi

Reviews

Detestable


(5 stars)

Childrens books should be edifying. These books are not. There is not one mention of homosexuality or descriptions of how to engage in it. There are no depictions of white people systematically killing BIPOCs. In place of discussions on white fragility, we just have a bunch of amusing kids stories. Kids do not want to be amused. They want to learn they are complicit in a system of abuse that marginalizes communities of color. It is safe to say we need to dig up the dead author and pulverize his remains in order to demonstrate inclusivity.


(5 stars)

Very nice stories ND best oice.