Children & Young Adult Reading

Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus

Thomas Nelson Page

Tommy Trot’s Visit to Santa Claus is a juvenile Christmas tale by Thomas Nelson Page that opens in a fanciful…

Songs of Childhood

Walter De la Mare

Songs of Childhood is a collection of poems by Walter de la Mare, first published in London in 1902.

The Runaway Or, The Adventures of Rodney Roverton

Unknown

The book is an early‑nineteenth‑century juvenile adventure that follows two adolescent boys, Rodney and Will,…

Five Little Friends

Sherred Willcox Adams

Five Little Friends is a gentle juvenile tale that unfolds in a classroom where Miss West introduces a…

Stories of Siegfried, Told to the Children

Mary Macgregor

Mary Macgregor’s work is a retelling of the Siegfried legend aimed at younger readers, as indicated by its…

Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories

Samuel E. Lowe

Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories is a whimsical juvenile tale that follows the adventures of two city…

A Child's History of the World

V. M. Hillyer

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Hugh Lofting

The Story of Doctor Dolittle is a fantasy tale aimed at younger readers, built around the extraordinary…

Leslie Ross; or, Fond of a Lark

Charles Bruce

The novel is a late‑nineteenth‑century juvenile tale that blends Christian moral instruction with the lively…

Charlie Scott or, There's Time Enough

Unknown

The work is a juvenile narrative that blends elements of orphan‑care, moral instruction and modest seafaring…

The Young Miner; Or, Tom Nelson in California

Horatio Alger, Jr.

The Young Miner is a nineteenth‑century adventure novel that follows Tom Nelson, a sixteen‑year‑old son of a…

The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories for Young Boys and Girls

Aunt Fanny

The collection presents a series of short, whimsical tales aimed at children, gathered under the affectionate…

A Warwickshire Lad: The Story of the Boyhood of William Shakespeare

George Madden Martin

George Madden Martin’s work is a juvenile‑fiction portrait of William Shakespeare’s early years, presented as…

Rilla of Ingleside

L. M. Montgomery

The novel is a juvenile‑fiction portrait of life on Prince Edward Island during the First World War, told…

Stories from the Ballads, Told to the Children

Mary Macgregor

This volume is a collection of traditional ballads reshaped for young readers, gathered by Mary Macgregor…

Left at home: or, The heart's resting place

Mary L. Code

The work is a sentimental juvenile narrative that centers on a young boy named Arthur as he confronts the…

The Pirate's Pocket Book

Dion Clayton Calthrop

Nero, the Circus Lion: His Many Adventures

Richard Barnum

The book is a juvenile adventure story that follows the young lion Nero, a two‑year‑old cub living with his…

The Red Fairy Book

The Red Fairy Book is a collection of folk narratives gathered from a variety of European sources, each…

Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8

Charles Herbert Sylvester

The work is a narrative of a pirate expedition set in the late seventeenth‑century Caribbean, presented as a…

Bird Houses Boys Can Build

Albert Frederick Siepert

Albert Frederick Siepert’s Bird Houses Boys Can Build is a practical handbook that opens with a nostalgic…

Fifty Famous Stories Retold

James Baldwin

Fifty Famous Stories Retold is a collection that gathers fifty well‑known narratives from the realms of…

The house at Pooh Corner

A. A. Milne

The book is a whimsical chapter‑story set in the Hundred‑Acre Wood, where the familiar friends of Christopher…

The Tale of Grumpy Weasel Sleepy-Time Tales

Arthur Scott Bailey

Arthur Scott Bailey’s “The Tale of Grumpy Weasel Sleepy‑Time Tales” is a lively picture‑book adventure that…