Rhymes of Childhood
Edgar A. Guest
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Not nursery rhymes, but poems about different scenes of childhood. Poems about Grandpa, Grandma, story time, castor oil, “Wait till your pa comes home!”, and many more. These are sure to evoke nostalgia, lots of smiles, and maybe a couple sighs or tears. - Summary by TriciaG (3 hr 36 min)
Chapters
How the Baby Learned to Smile | 2:10 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Grandma | 2:22 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Habits | 1:49 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
The Path o’ Little Children | 1:50 | Read by Ed Humpal |
Just a Boy | 1:28 | Read by Sonrisa Jones |
The New Little Gimmie | 1:30 | Read by Sonrisa Jones |
The Woe of an Unwilling Orator | 1:36 | Read by Sonrisa Jones |
A Christmas Story | 1:57 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Weaning the Baby | 1:42 | Read by ThoughtfulWilderness |
The First Step | 1:26 | Read by ThoughtfulWilderness |
Wishing | 1:12 | Read by Sonrisa Jones |
Where the Children Meet | 1:49 | Read by Sonrisa Jones |
When We Were Kids | 2:02 | Read by Phil Schempf |
A Baby in the House | 1:31 | Read by Jenn Broda |
Our Son | 1:29 | Read by Fernando Borrego |
Come Back, You Little Feller | 2:33 | Read by Fernando Borrego |
Sticky Fingers | 2:01 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Janet’s Morning Bath | 1:43 | Read by Trax |
The Family Disgrace | 1:39 | Read by Trax |
The Lanes of Boyhood | 2:02 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Fractions | 1:44 | Read by Fernando Borrego |
The Human Stage Coach | 1:27 | Read by Wayne Perry |
The Rough Little Rascal | 1:22 | Read by Phil Schempf |
At Sixteen Months | 1:45 | Read by Diya Khurana |
Baby Feet | 1:46 | Read by Diya Khurana |
A Fairy Story | 2:11 | Read by Jenn Broda |
“Where’s Mamma?” | 1:26 | Read by Diya Khurana |
The Boy and the Flag | 1:55 | Read by Diya Khurana |
When a Little Baby Dies | 1:31 | Read by Francesco Dembinski |
A Boy and His Stomach | 1:38 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Lullaby | 1:44 | Read by Jenn Broda |
The Man to Be | 2:20 | Read by Phil Schempf |
The Summer Children | 1:27 | Read by Francesco Dembinski |
The Old Wooden Tub | 1:48 | Read by WillJ |
Dr. Johnson’s Picture Cow | 2:36 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
The Approach of Christmas | 2:20 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
A Boy and His Dog | 1:23 | Read by Phil Schempf |
Boy or Girl? | 2:10 | Read by Jenn Broda |
“Wait Till Your Pa Comes Home” | 1:55 | Read by Fernando Borrego |
Nothing to Laugh At | 2:18 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
Teach Them of the Flag | 1:28 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
Daddies | 1:30 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Toy-Strewn Home | 1:59 | Read by Jenn Broda |
Last Night the Baby Cried | 1:26 | Read by Greg Dietz |
Little Fishermen | 1:50 | Read by Sarah Brown |
The Cookie-Lady | 2:01 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
Being Brave at Night | 2:36 | Read by Meetali10 |
Pleasure's Signs | 1:37 | Read by Garfield Dsouza |
Little Girls | 2:27 | Read by Trax |
Dinner-Time | 1:32 | Read by Wayne Perry |
Castor Oil | 1:48 | Read by Wayne Perry |
At Dawn | 1:57 | Read by Fernando Borrego |
Bud Discusses Cleanliness | 2:44 | Read by Trax |
The Children | 1:55 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
His Example | 1:43 | Read by Jenn Broda |
The Fun of Forgiving | 1:42 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Right Family | 2:10 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
Tonsils | 2:08 | Read by Diya Khurana |
As It Goes | 1:49 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
When the Soap Gets in Your Eye | 2:05 | Read by Diya Khurana |
I Don't Want to Go to Bed | 1:59 | Read by Renelle |
Morning Brigands | 1:47 | Read by Eric Lee |
Aunty | 1:54 | Read by Garfield Dsouza |
Different | 2:05 | Read by Garfield Dsouza |
A Fine Sight | 1:27 | Read by Eric Lee |
A Boy at Christmas | 2:22 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Cut-Down Trousers | 1:42 | Read by Garfield Dsouza |
The Little Hurts | 1:28 | Read by Laurel Emerson |
Grown Up | 1:31 | Read by Laurel Emerson |
Grandpa | 2:05 | Read by Phil Schempf |
Pa Did It | 1:43 | Read by Garfield Dsouza |
The Doctor | 1:41 | Read by Eric Lee |
The Little Velvet Suit | 2:25 | Read by Eric Lee |
Spoiling Them | 1:49 | Read by Eric Lee |
Story Time | 2:14 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
Another Mouth to Feed | 1:34 | Read by Josie3144 |
The Lure That Failed | 1:45 | Read by Ed Humpal |
The Little Army | 2:32 | Read by Eric Lee |
The Broken Drum | 1:51 | Read by Eric Lee |
The Boy Soldier | 1:22 | Read by KevinS |
A Bear Story | 2:24 | Read by Phil Schempf |
When Pa Comes Home | 2:21 | Read by HannahWishbone |
The Joy of a Dog | 1:20 | Read by Phil Schempf |
Up to the Ceiling | 1:25 | Read by Eric Lee |
Answering Him | 2:14 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
The Bumps and Bruises Doctor | 1:24 | Read by Eric Lee |
Real Swimming | 1:54 | Read by KevinS |
Always Saying “Don’t!” | 1:48 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
No Children! | 2:26 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
To a Little Girl | 2:32 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
A Feller's Hat | 1:46 | Read by Ed Humpal |
Practicing Time | 2:27 | Read by Renelle |
When There's Company for Tea | 1:49 | Read by Grace Buchanan |
The Good Little Boy | 1:46 | Read by Grace Buchanan |
The Finest Age | 2:09 | Read by Grace Buchanan |
Out-of-Doors | 2:20 | Read by Ed Humpal |
My Paw Said So | 1:56 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
A Boy and His Dad | 1:53 | Read by Phil Schempf |
A Boy's Hope for the Future | 1:34 | Read by Wayne Perry |
Couldn't Live Without You | 1:44 | Read by Fernando Borrego |
Leader of the Gang | 1:52 | Read by Eric Lee |
Little Girls Are Best | 2:01 | Read by Theoden Humphrey |
What Home's Intended For | 2:12 | Read by Theoden Humphrey |
Aw Gee Whiz! | 1:27 | Read by Eric Lee |
The Living Beauties | 1:25 | Read by Sarah Brown |
Story Telling | 2:13 | Read by Fernando Borrego |
The World and Bud | 1:37 | Read by April6090 |
The Choir Boy | 1:45 | Read by Garfield Dsouza |
To the Little Baby | 1:57 | Read by Wayne Perry |
Pretending Not to See | 2:26 | Read by Theoden Humphrey |
The Fairy and the Robin | 2:07 | Read by Ed Humpal |
The Spoiler | 1:50 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
High Chair Days | 2:46 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Rich | 1:36 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Dirty Hands | 2:09 | Read by Ed Humpal |
Reviews
Fun ideas in poetry
A LibriVox Listener
good for my toddler
Heber Flake
Edgar A. Guest is the best poet I've found at teaching love for real life--family. I appreciate his writings more than I can say.