| |
|
1. |
|
Poems Every Child Should Know
by Mary E. Burt
Available on: Audio Download
This anthology of poetry, published in 1904, contains such favorites as The Raven, My Shadow, and The Village Blacksmith…
|
| |
|
2. |
|
Our Old Nursery Rhymes
by Alfred Moffat
Available on: Audio Download
Our Old Nursery Rhymes (1911) is a book of 30 of folkloric songs arranged by Alfred Moffat and beautifully illustrated by H. Willebeck Le Mair. You and your child can listen and sing along as you read the facsimile edition online from the Children's Digital Library.
|
| |
|
3. |
|
Casey at the Bat
by Ernest Thayer
Available on: Audio Download
The Mudville Nine's star player is their only hope for winning the game.
|
| |
|
4. |
|
The Hunting of the Snark
by Lewis Carroll
Available on: Audio Download
This is a whimsical poem that takes the reader on a sailing hunt for the mythical Snark.
|
| |
|
5. |
|
Love-Songs of Childhood
by Eugene Field
Available on: Audio Download
This book contains verse for young and old. It is full of fantastic stories, breathtaking images, and brilliant rhymes. Including classics from "The Duel" to "The Delectable Ballad of Walter Lot," the author, a devout Christian, keeps his religious overtones to a minimum.
|
| |
|
6. |
|
Mother Goose in Prose
by L. Frank Baum
Available on: Audio Download
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 these nursery rhymes are complete tales in themselves.
|
| |
|
7. |
|
Rootabaga Stories
by Carl Sandburg
Available on: Audio Download
Carl Sandburg is beloved by generations of children for his Rootabaga Stories and Rootabaga Pigeons (which is not in the public domain), a series of whimsical,
|