Children's Fiction
The Prince and the Pauper
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper (1882) represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The book, set in 1547, tells the story of two …
The Blue Fairy Book
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Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was f…
Rilla of Ingleside
Read by Karen Savage
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Written in 1921, this is the final book in L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series. Set during World War I, it shows the courage and …
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Lewis Carroll
In this children's classic, a girl named Alice follows falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm full of talking creatures. She attends …
Anne of Avonlea
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Following Anne of Green Gables, the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. Anne of Avonlea follows Anne from the age of…
My Father's Dragon
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Ruth Stiles Gannett
A short story about a boy who befriends a cat and then sets off on an adventure to rescue a dragon.
The Wind in the Willows
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Kenneth Grahame
This much-loved story follows a group of animal friends in the English countryside as they pursue adventure … and as adventure pursues them!…
A Little Princess (version 2)
Read by Karen Savage
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara is brought to Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies by her father, Captain Crewe, because the climate in India doesn't agree …
The Book of Dragons
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
E. Nesbit
A dragon who flies out of a magical book; one whose purr quiets a fussy baby; another who eats an entire pack of tame hunting-hippopotomuses…
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
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Thornton W. Burgess
Peter Rabbit goes to school, with Mother Nature as his teacher. In this zoology book for children, Thornton W. Burgess describes the mammals…
Anne's House of Dreams
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne's House of Dreams is book five in the series, and chronicles Anne's early married life, as she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Bly…
Tales from Shakespeare
Read by Karen Savage
Charles Lamb
The following Tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, for which purpose his word…
Our Island Story, Part 1
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Read by Laura Caldwell
James Baldwin
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an e…
Little Men
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Louisa May Alcott
Little Men (published 1871) is considered the second book of the Little Women trilogy written by Louisa May Alcott. (The book Good Wives (18…
Anne of Avonlea (Dramatic Reading)
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Following Anne of Green Gables (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age o…
The Princess and the Goblin (version 2)
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
George MacDonald
George MacDonald's fairy stories and fantasy have inspired a number of writers including C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and of this popular f…
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Dramatic Reading)
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Lewis Carroll
This classic tale by Lewis Carroll has delighted children for generations. Alice falls down a rabbit hole and encounters a wide variety of s…
The Secret Garden (version 4 dramatic reading)
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's novel is about orphaned Mary Lennox, who is sent to live with her uncle at Misslethwaite Manor …
Rainbow Valley
Read by Robin Cotter
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Rainbow Valley, the seventh book in the Anne of Green Gables series explores the world of Anne & Gilbert’s six children along with the e…