Children & Young Adult Reading

Minnie's Pet Monkey

Madeline Leslie

The story introduces Jacko, a bright‑eyed monkey whose misadventures begin aboard Uncle Frank’s ship and…

Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys: or, The Birch Bark Lodge

Silas K. Boone

Phil Bradley’s Mountain Boys is a juvenile adventure set in the Adirondack wilderness, where four friends,…

Little By Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway

Oliver Optic

The book is a mid‑nineteenth‑century juvenile adventure that blends nautical excitement with a clear…

The Fables of Aesop Selected, Told Anew, and Their History Traced

Aesop

The volume presents a scholarly edition of the fables traditionally ascribed to Aesop, beginning with a…

A Little Maid of Ticonderoga

Alice Turner Curtis

A Little Maid of Ticonderoga is a juvenile historical novel that places a ten‑year‑old girl, Faith Carew, in…

Rollo on the Atlantic

Jacob Abbott

Jacob Abbott’s “Rollo on the Atlantic” is a mid‑nineteenth‑century juvenile travel narrative that blends…

The Nursery Rhymes of England

The volume presents a sweeping anthology of English nursery rhymes, organized into twenty‑four thematic…

The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires; Or, The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail

Laura Dent Crane

The novel is a spirited adventure aimed at young readers, featuring a troupe of girls who call themselves…

Max und Moritz: Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen

Wilhelm Busch

Dieses Werk ist eine humorvolle Kinderpoesie, die in sieben „Streichen“ das ungezogene Treiben von Max und…

The Magic Soap Bubble

David Cory

The story is a whimsical fantasy adventure aimed at younger readers, opening with a sudden, magical…

Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin

Reuben Bertram Oldfield

The book is a lively juvenile tale that follows the everyday adventures of Mister Robert Robin, a…

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare

Nesbit, E. (Edith); Shakespeare, William

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is an edited collection that reshapes the playwright’s celebrated dramas…

Pathfinder; or, The Missing Tenderfoot

Douglas, Alan, Captain

Diggers in the Earth

Eva March Tappan

This volume is an educational series aimed at young readers, presenting the science and industry behind the…

Lisbeth Longfrock

Hans Aanrud

Hans Aanrij’s Lisbeth Longfrock is a juvenile novel set in rural Norway, foregrounding the everyday lives of…

Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass"

Gerstenberg, Alice; Carroll, Lewis

This edition is a stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking‑Glass,…

Peggy in Her Blue Frock

Eliza Orne White

The novel opens in a modest, post‑war household where two sisters, the spirited Peggy and the quieter Alice,…

The Boy Scout Automobilists; Or, Jack Danby in the Woods

Robert Maitland

The story is a juvenile adventure that places a troop of Boy Scouts at the centre of a mock military…

Minnie's Pet Dog

Madeline Leslie

The story is a light‑hearted juvenile tale that centers on Tiney, a small spaniel with long, silky hair,…

Minnie's Pet Horse

Madeline Leslie

The story introduces Minnie, a young girl who lives on a sprawling estate where her beloved Shetland pony,…

Minnie's Pet Lamb

Madeline Leslie

The story opens in a rustic farmyard where a newly‑brought‑home lamb, described with the precise physical…

The Velveteen Rabbit

Margery Williams Bianco

The story opens in a nursery on Christmas morning, where a newly‑gifted velveteen rabbit, described in vivid…

Jerry's Charge Account

Hazel Hutchins Wilson

Hazel Hutchins Wilson’s Jerry’s Charge Account is a light‑hearted juvenile novel that follows the everyday…

Christmas Every Day and Other Stories

William Dean Howells

The volume is a collection of William Dean Howells’s short stories, and it opens with a sprawling,…