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In the Nursery of My Bookhouse

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Walter de la Mare and Variousandolive Beaupre Miller

(4,938 Sterne; 8 Bewertungen)

Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, contained the best in children's literature, stories, poems and nursery rhymes. They progressed in difficulty through the different volumes - this first being intended for the youngest audience. (Summary by Maria Therese) (7 hr 14 min)

Chapters

Nursery Rhymes, Part 1

3:31

Read by Snapdragon

Sleepy Song, The

1:26

Read by Snapdragon

'Bow, Wow' Says the Dog

1:05

Read by Snapdragon

Nursery Rhymes, Part 2

4:51

Read by Snapdragon

Three Little Kittens

1:24

Read by Snapdragon

Nursery Rhymes, Part 3

5:25

Read by Snapdragon

I Saw a Ship A-Sailing

1:07

Read by Snapdragon

Nursery Rhymes, Part 4

4:23

Read by Snapdragon

Old Mother Hubbard

1:18

Read by KerrieRae Clarke

Nursery Rhymes, Part 5

4:20

Read by Snapdragon

Nursery Rhymes, Part 6

4:53

Read by Snapdragon

Here We Go Round the Mulberry-Bush

1:26

Read by Snapdragon

Nursery Rhymes, Part 7

3:08

Read by Snapdragon

Three Jovial Huntsman

2:13

Read by Aidan Brack

Nursery Rhymes, Part 8

8:09

Read by kandice stehlik

The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat (An English Folk Tale)

3:34

Read by Patti Cunningham

Over in the Meadow

3:14

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Moon, So Round and Yellow

1:09

Read by Snapdragon

What the Moon Saw

1:53

Read by Snapdragon

The 'Wake Up' Story

4:27

Read by kandice stehlik

Going to London

1:15

Read by Jill Janovetz

Precocious Piggy

2:22

Read by Jill Janovetz

The Cat and the Mouse: An English Folk Tale

2:34

Read by maximoo

Johnny and the Three Goats: A Norse Tale

3:16

Read by laurenburwell

The Clucking Hen

1:11

Read by Verity Kendall

Belling the Cat

2:52

Read by Snapdragon

1:07

Read by Donna Winters

The Little Big Man

2:00

Read by Michele Eaton

The Farmer's Boy

2:10

Read by kungfufrijters

The Little Gray Pony

6:05

Read by Patti Cunningham

The Key of the Kingdom

1:11

Read by Elli

The Daring Prince

1:02

Read by Rebecca

What Else the Moon Saw

2:22

Read by Elli

Nell and Her Bird

0:52

Read by Verity Kendall

The Fox and the Stork

2:04

Read by laurenburwell

There Was An Old Man with a Beard

0:48

Read by Phil Chenevert

1:03

Read by CaprishaPage

Clouds and Waves

1:47

Read by Elli

Who Likes the Rain

1:19

Read by Phil Chenevert

The Donkey and the Lap Dog

2:15

Read by synflut

1:45

Read by Mateo Palfreman

1:05

Read by Phil Chenevert

The Tale of a Black Cat: An American Folk Tale

2:51

Read by Snapdragon

The Wind and the Sun

2:02

Read by Elli

Who Has Seen the Wind

1:08

Read by CaprishaPage

The Gingerbread Man: A New England Tale

7:21

Read by Snapdragon

The Crow and the Pitcher

2:03

Read by Notum Vocem

Ole-Luk-Oie, The Sandman

9:34

Read by Sandra Luna

Wynken, Blynken and Nod

2:21

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

The Sugar Plum Tree

1:50

Read by Verity Kendall

The Milkmaid and Her Pail

2:24

Read by Rebecca

The Lion and the Mouse

3:30

Read by Jeanni Hall

The Old Shellover

0:48

Read by Amy Gramour

The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings

6:30

Read by Tara Dow

The Dog in the Manger

2:14

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

I Wouldn't Be a Growler

0:51

Read by Verity Kendall

The Jay and the Peacocks

1:33

Read by A Quiet Girl

1:01

Read by Donna Winters

0:54

Read by Verity Kendall

The Robin's Christmas Song: A Scotch Folk Tale

4:36

Read by Verity Kendall

2:35

Read by carissabockhahn

The Magpie's Nest: An English Folk Tale

5:13

Read by Jeanni Hall

The Frog and the Ox

1:55

Read by Elli

0:44

Read by Verity Kendall

Miss Tabby Gray

5:40

Read by Jeanni Hall

The Kitten and Falling Leaves

1:16

Read by Rebecca

Tale of Peter Rabbit

6:27

Read by Chris Hughes

1:20

Read by Jill Janovetz

The Little Engine That Could

7:06

Read by Snapdragon

0:56

Read by KerrieRae Clarke

A Quick Running Squash

9:41

Read by Tara Dow

1:41

Read by Elli

The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen

8:31

Read by Julia Niedermaier

1:48

Read by kandice stehlik

The Turtle Who Could Not Stop Talking: An East Indian Fable

4:53

Read by CaprishaPage

White Butterflies

1:17

Read by CaprishaPage

Grasshopper Green

1:42

Read by Rhajimas Holmes

5:19

Read by Jill Janovetz

Where Go the Boats

1:24

Read by CaprishaPage

Paper Boats by Rabindranath Tagore

1:38

Read by Tara Dow

The Moo-Cow-Moo

1:34

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

The Wee, Wee Mannie and the Big, Big Coo: A Scotch Folk Tale

5:29

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

0:47

Read by Rhajimas Holmes

The Little Girl and the Hare: A German Folk Tale

3:37

Read by laurenburwell

The Ass in the Lion's Skin

3:25

Read by Lyman Hopper

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

6:06

Read by Rebecca

Mary Had a Little Lamb

1:03

Read by Elli

12:05

Read by A Quiet Girl

1:08

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

0:49

Read by Elli

The Squirrels That Live in a House

10:33

Read by Michele Eaton

The Sheep and the Pig that Made a Home: A Norse Folk Tale

3:56

Read by Michele Eaton

The Laughing Song

1:31

Read by CaprishaPage

How the Home Was Built

7:57

Read by Jeanni Hall

The Flag Goes By

1:15

Read by Notum Vocem

1:09

Read by Rebecca

3:42

Read by Amy Gramour

The Bow that Bridges Heaven

1:07

Read by Rebecca

The Hare and the Tortoise

2:47

Read by Michele Eaton

1:23

Read by Michele Eaton

The Little Half-Chick: A Spanish Folk Tale

7:44

Read by Michele Eaton

A Letter From a Cat

9:13

Read by Jeanni Hall

Fairy and Child

1:49

Read by Jeanni Hall

1:56

Read by Lyman Hopper

A Sea-Song From the Shore

1:28

Read by Lyman Hopper

Come Little Leaves

1:16

Read by Verity Kendall

Across the Fields

7:19

Read by mhartfeldt

The Little Toy Land of the Dutch

1:38

Read by Lyman Hopper

Teeny-Tiny: An English Folk Tale

3:06

Read by Lyman Hopper

Shingebiss: A Chippewa Indian Tale

5:48

Read by zach

Ten Little Injuns

1:50

Read by Federica

The Shoemaker and the Elves: A German Folk Tale

5:53

Read by Jeanni Hall

A Halloween Story

6:24

Read by Tara Dow

Oeyvind and Marit (A Little Story of Norway)

15:07

Read by Kristel Tretter

Little Pictures From Far Japan

1:31

Read by Chris Caron

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

2:04

Read by Federica

The Duck and the Kangaroo

0:55

Read by Verity Kendall

1:14

Read by Carmen Stewart

Peter Rabbit Decides to Change His Name

9:44

Read by laurenburwell

The Road to China

1:28

Read by Carmen Stewart

The Boy Who Wanted the Impossible

6:00

Read by Michele Eaton

Chinese Nursery Rhymes

1:28

Read by Kalynda

A Happy Day in the City

21:08

Read by Jeanni Hall

0:57

Read by Verity Kendall

0:53

Read by Verity Kendall

4:10

Read by Janet Morris

A Psalm of Praise (Psalm 100)

1:23

Read by Rhajimas Holmes

Little Blue Apron

1:04

Read by Verity Kendall

The Doll Under the Briar Rosebush

7:15

Read by Jeanni Hall

The Elf and the Dormouse

1:31

Read by Federica

Bewertungen

Great Classic Stories

Maher Academy

(4,5 Sterne)

A few narrator's had quiet voices or were hard to understand but most read very well