Category: children’s stories
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"’Twas the Night Before Christmas," illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
pictures by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) – – – written, very likely, by either Henry Livingston, Jr. (1748-1828) or Clement Clark Moore (1779-1863) originally titled “A Visit from St. Nicholas” now popularly […]
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Butterfly Wisdom, poet unknown
Gutenberg.org has recently uploaded a book called Pages for Laughing Eyes by Unknown. In it are short yarns for children, some themed to the winter holidays, and quite a few poems, making it a good book to take out for bedtime stories. Two of the poems, “Butterfly Wisdom” and “When I […]
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Punky Dunk and the Spotted Pup
_____ PUNKY DUNK AND THE SPOTTED PUP THIS LITTLE STORY IS TOLD AND THE LITTLE PICTURES WERE DRAWN FOR A GOOD LITTLE CHILD NAMED ______________________________ Published in the Shop of P.F. VOLLAND & CO. CHICAGO COPYRIGHT, 1912, P. F. VOLLAND & CO., CHICAGO, […]
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The Babes in the Wood: a Randolph Caldecott Picture Book
____________ Printed in Great Britain ____________ author anonymous THE BABES IN THE WOOD ____________ ________________________ The Babes in the Wood Now ponder well, you parents deare, […]