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By: Charles Alexander Eastman (1858-1939)

Book cover Indian Child Life

The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (the last 7 chapters). This is very different from the slanted way the white man tried to picture them as 'savages' and 'brutes.'Quote: Dear Children:—You will like to know that the man who wrote these true stories is himself one of the people he describes so pleasantly and so lovingly for you. He hopes that when you have finished this book, the Indians will seem to you very real and very friendly...

By: Mary T. Waggaman (1846-1931)

Captain Ted by Mary T. Waggaman Captain Ted

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 help support his family. Without his realization he is thrown into a world of crime and counterfeiting. Will he do the right thing, or will he unwittingly be drawn down the wrong path? And will the mystery of Heron Hall be solved?

By: John Gay (1685-1732)

Book cover Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered)

By: Fanny Fern (1811-1872)

Book cover Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends

By: Frances Trego Montgomery (1858-1925)

Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat by Frances Trego Montgomery Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat

This delightful children's story can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike! A mischievous goat, Billy Whiskers, gets into trouble so often that the book could be named, "Billy Trouble Whiskers"! This humorous story will bring you many chuckles and give you a chance to get lost in Billy's adventures with childlike enthusiasm. From riding in a police car, to being a firehouse mascot, getting married, and finding himself a circus goat, Billy's adventures will certainly keep you entertained! (Introduction by Allyson Hester)

By: Jim Kjelgaard (1910-1959)

Book cover The Black Fawn

Bud Sloan was an orphan who had been 'sold out' of the orphanage to work on a farm once he'd been old enough to labor. The farm where he was to work was owned by an aging farmer and his wife who had raised a large family and were now left alone. One day, after his chores were done, Bud wandered into the woods nearby and with mouth agape, he noticed a newborn jet black fawn all alone and apparently confused in his new surroundings. Bud resolved that day that this baby fawn was just like himself, an orphan, and would be bound to him in spirit...

By: Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823-1896)

Book cover The Children's Garland from the Best Poets

By: Mildred A. Wirt Benson (1905-2002)

Clock Strikes Thirteen by Mildred A. Wirt Benson Clock Strikes Thirteen

Penny Parker is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter who has an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the "Riverview Star," Penny has been raised to be self-sufficient, outspoken, innovative, and extraordinarily tenacious. Her cheerful, chatty manner belies a shrewd and keenly observant mind. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene)...

Clue of the Silken Ladder by Mildred A. Wirt Benson Clue of the Silken Ladder

In THE CLUE OF THE SILKEN LADDER, Penny investigates multiple mysteries. What is the purpose of the singular silken ladder made by the secretive and somewhat sinister old Japanese curio shop owner? How can the "Riverview Star" obtain evidence that a popular troup of spiritualists really are heartless con artists? Last, who is perpetrating the gravity-defying burglaries that have rocked the town ? Meanwhile, the Parker housekeeper, Mrs. Weems, has come into an inheritance and plans to leave Riverview, much to the Parkers' dismay...

By: Gleeson White (1851-1898)

Book cover Children's Books and Their Illustrators

By: Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930)

Book cover The Green Door
Book cover Young Lucretia and Other Stories

By: Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839-1921)

Book cover The Palace in the Garden

The Palace in the Garden is the engaging story of three orphans sent to live in the mysterious country cottage of Rosebuds. The inquisitive children piece together the unexpected mystery of the Palace in the garden & all that goes with it. The story has a few twists. This book put me in mind of the Secret Garden.(Introduction by ilianthe)

By: Mrs. Molesworth (1839-1921)

The Thirteen Little Black Pigs and Other Stories by Mrs. Molesworth The Thirteen Little Black Pigs and Other Stories

By: William W.Denslow (1856-1915)

Book cover Denslow's Mother Goose
Book cover Denslow's Three Bears
Book cover Denslow's Humpty Dumpty

By: Charles Herbert Sylvester

Book cover Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
Book cover Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7
Book cover Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2
Book cover Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8
Book cover Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide
Book cover Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4
Book cover Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5
Book cover Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3

By: Edward P. Cogger

Book cover Funny Alphabet Uncle Franks' Series

By: Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards (1850-1943)

Book cover Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls
Book cover Margaret Montfort
Book cover Rosin the Beau

By: William A. Alcott (1798-1859)

Book cover The Young Mother Management of Children in Regard to Health

By: Margaret Oliphant (1828-1897)

Book cover Phoebe, Junior

By: John C. Hutcheson

Book cover Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle

By: Hezekiah Butterworth (1839-1905)

Book cover Little Sky-High Or, The Surprising Doings of Washee-Washee-Wang

By: Talbot Baines Reed (1852-1893)

Book cover The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch
Book cover Roger Ingleton, Minor

By: Edric Vredenberg (1860-?)

Book cover My Book Of Favourite Fairy Tales

This is a collection on well-known, favorite fairy stories, most of which we all grew up with. They were edited and retold in this volume.

By: Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)

Book cover The Little Mother Goose

By: Ontario. Ministry of Education

Book cover Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature

By: Florence Holbrook (1860-1932)

Book cover Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades

Despite the title's bland sounding name, this book is a charming collection of 16 plays for children. These little plays—well-known stories done into dialogue—were written for children who like to imagine themselves living with their favorite characters in forest, in palace, or in fairyland. Included are Cinderella, Robin Hood, William Tell, Hansel and Gretel and many more.

Book cover Book of Nature Myths

This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales.

By: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

Book cover Divine Songs

By: Edward Eggleston (1837-1902)

Book cover Queer Stories for Boys and Girls

By: Katharine Pyle (1863-1938)

Book cover Careless Jane and Other Tales

By: Johann Amos Comenius (1592-1670)

Book cover The Orbis Pictus

By: Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777-1843)

Book cover Sintram and His Companions

Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, also the author of Undine, was a German Romantic writer whose stories were filled with knights, damsels in distress, evil enchantments, and the struggle of good against overpowering evil. 'My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure.' Fouque blends the Romantic love for nature and ancient chivalry while telling a powerful story about a young man who yearns for that which he can never attain.

By: Julia Lestarjette Glover

Briarwood Girls by Julia Lestarjette Glover Briarwood Girls

Kindred Spirits return for their Sophomore year at Briarwood College. There’s a new girl who upsets the status quo. (Introduction by Linda Velwest)

By: Charles H. Bennett (1829-1867)

Book cover The Nine Lives of A Cat A Tale of Wonder

By: Rebecca Sophia Clarke (1833-1906)

Book cover Little Prudy

I am going to tell you something about a little girl who was always saying and doing funny things, and very often getting into trouble. Her name was Prudy Parlin, and she and her sister Susy, three years older, lived in Portland, in the State of Maine, though every summer they went to Willowbrook, to visit their grandmother. (From chapter 1 )

By: Sophie May (1833-1906)

Book cover Dotty Dimple Out West

By: Mary Stoyell Stimpson

The Child's Book of American Biography by Mary Stoyell Stimpson The Child's Book of American Biography

In every country there have been certain men and women whose busy lives have made the world better or wiser. The names of such are heard so often that every child should know a few facts about them. It is hoped the very short stories told here may make boys and girls eager to learn more about these famous people. (from the Forward of the text)

By: Arnold Kennedy (1853-1938)

Book cover Merry Clappum Junction

This is a jolly little book about a little boy, a dog, a train and a house. But not an ordinary train, oh no, and not an ordinary house either! And there are songs, too. The Preface is short, dull and only for the grown-ups.

By: Frank V. Webster

Bob the Castaway by Frank V. Webster Bob the Castaway

Frank V Webster was a pseudonym controlled by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the first book packager of books aimed at children. This pseudonym was used on books for boys from the early 1900s through the 1930s.Bob the Castaway follows the antics of young prankster Bob Henderson, his parents futile attempts to get him to mend his ways, and his subsequent nautical adventures. (Introduction by Nigel Boydell)

By: Lillian Elizabeth Roy (1868-1932)

Book cover The Blue Birds' Winter Nest

By: Brother Ernest Ryan (1897-1963)

Eddie of Jackson's Gang by Brother Ernest Ryan Eddie of Jackson's Gang

Eddie. That is the only name our young, musically talented hero knew for himself. After being left at a Catholic orphanage as a young child, at the age of nine he is unwittingly adopted into a gang of thieves. Will he be able and maintain his innocence and escape their clutches? And will he ever be able to discover his true parentage?Brother Ernest Ryan was a Holy Cross Brother, the founder of and a prolific author for the Dujarie Press, a Catholic publishing house of Juvenile Saint books for children in the 1950’s and 1960’s. He wrote numerous juvenile biographical saint books for children, as well as several children's fictional titles – of which this is one.

By: Robert Ford (1846-1905)

Book cover Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk

By: Norman Lindsay (1879-1969)

The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay The Magic Pudding

Bunyip Bluegum the koala sets out on his travels taking only a walking stick. At about lunchtime, feeling more than slightly peckish, he meets Bill Barnacle the sailor and Sam Sawnoff the penguin who are eating a pudding. The pudding is a magic one which, no matter how much you eat it, always reforms into a whole pudding again. He is called Albert, has thin arms and legs and is a bad-tempered, ill-mannered so-and-so into the bargain. His only pleasure is being eaten. The book is divided into four "slices" instead of chapters. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

By: Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles (1848-1929)

Book cover Fifty-Two Stories For Girls

By: Jennie Irene Mix

Book cover Mighty Animals

A book about dinosaurs written for children. In short, easy to read chapters designed to keep the interest of juvenile readers.

By: Amy Brooks

Book cover Princess Polly At Play

By: Eliza Lee Cabot Follen (1787-1860)

Book cover Hymns, Songs, and Fables, for Young People

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