Children
Our Little Canadian Cousin
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Elizabeth Roberts Macdonald
In "Our Little Canadian Cousin," the author's intention is to tell, in a general way and in one defined local setting, the story o…
Anyhow Stories: Moral and otherwise
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Lucy Clifford
A collection of stories and poems for children by British novelist, journalist, and playwright Lucy Lane Clifford, better known during her l…
Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt
Read by Sibella Denton
R. Talbot Kelly
A short travelogue of Egypt, this book was written as part of an early 20th century series of travelogues on exotic destinations. (Summary b…
A Soup of Alphabets from A-Z
Read by Sam Stinson
Various
A collection of children's alphabet rhymes including Footsteps On the Road to Learning - a short text from 1850 which teaches children the …
Children's Short Works, Vol. 018
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Various
LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 018: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Captain Ted
Read by Maria Therese
Mary T. Waggaman
When tragedy hits his family, in the form of a sudden illness to his father, young Teddy Thornton is forced to leave school and find work to…
Violet: A Fairy Story
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Caroline Snowden Guild
A charming fairytale -- with realistic touches -- from the mid-19th Century.(Summary by BellonaTimes)
Bunyip Land
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George Manville Fenn
Joe Carstairs is a boy on a farm in Australia. His father is a keen naturalist who, some years before had set off for New Guinea in search o…
Johnny Crow's Garden
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
L. Leslie Brooke
A beautifully illustrated children's picture book featuring Johnny Crow who made a garden in which a variety of animals do bizarre things in…
Young Adults Short Works Collection Vol. 001
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Various
LibriVox’s Young Adults Short Story Collection 001: a collection of 9 short works of Young Adult fiction in the public domain read by a grou…
Bob the Castaway
Read by Nigel Boydell
Frank V. Webster
Frank V Webster was a pseudonym controlled by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the first book packager of books aimed at children. This pseudonym …
Within the Deep
Read by Laura Victoria
R. Cadwallader Smith
Presented in the form of lessons, R. Cadwallader Smith vividly portrays life in the ocean. Learn about the common and not so common that swi…
The Sun's Babies
Read by Laura Victoria
Edith Howes
Charming stories and poems for young children about nature and the changes that occur with the seasons, weaving in life lessons throughout t…
Baby's Own Aesop
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
Walter Crane
"Baby's Own Aesop" presents the fables as one-stanza limericks, each "pictorially pointed" by Walter Crane, the noted pa…
Ring o' Roses: A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book
Read by Larysa Jaworski
L. Leslie Brooke
A collection of Classical children's nursery rhymes. Many familiar, a few unfamiliar, all simple and easy for younger children.
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
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James Otis
Toby Tyler tells the story of a ten year-old orphan who runs away from a foster home to join the traveling circus only to discover his new e…
The Story of the Mikado
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W. S. Gilbert
The Mikado is the ninth of the 14 Gilbert and Sullivan musical collaborations. It opened in 1885, had the second longest run for any work of…
Her Benny
Read by Larraine Paquette
Silas Hocking
A very heart touching story about two homeless children, a brother and sister, living on the streets of Liverpool, England during Victorian …
Rick and Ruddy
Read by Allyson Hester
Howard R. Garis
This delightful story is full of ups and downs involving a young boy and his dog, "a gift from the sea". The adventures range from…
The Little Colonel's Hero
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Annie Fellows Johnston
In this sixth volume of “The Little Colonel Series” for girls, Lloyd is surprised with a gift for her twelfth birthday, of a summer trip to …