In the Nursery of My Bookhouse
Walter de la Mare and Variousandolive Beaupre Miller
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Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, contained the best in children's literature, stories, poems and nursery rhymes. They progressed in difficulty through the different volumes - this first being intended for the youngest audience. (Summary by Maria Therese) (7 hr 14 min)
Chapters
| Nursery Rhymes, Part 1 | 3:31 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Sleepy Song, The | 1:26 | Read by Snapdragon |
| 'Bow, Wow' Says the Dog | 1:05 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Nursery Rhymes, Part 2 | 4:51 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Three Little Kittens | 1:24 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Nursery Rhymes, Part 3 | 5:25 | Read by Snapdragon |
| I Saw a Ship A-Sailing | 1:07 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Nursery Rhymes, Part 4 | 4:23 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Old Mother Hubbard | 1:18 | Read by KerrieRae Clarke |
| Nursery Rhymes, Part 5 | 4:20 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Nursery Rhymes, Part 6 | 4:53 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Here We Go Round the Mulberry-Bush | 1:26 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Nursery Rhymes, Part 7 | 3:08 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Three Jovial Huntsman | 2:13 | Read by Aidan Brack |
| Nursery Rhymes, Part 8 | 8:09 | Read by kandice stehlik |
| The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat (An English Folk Tale) | 3:34 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
| Over in the Meadow | 3:14 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| Moon, So Round and Yellow | 1:09 | Read by Snapdragon |
| What the Moon Saw | 1:53 | Read by Snapdragon |
| The 'Wake Up' Story | 4:27 | Read by kandice stehlik |
| Going to London | 1:15 | Read by Jill Janovetz |
| Precocious Piggy | 2:22 | Read by Jill Janovetz |
| The Cat and the Mouse: An English Folk Tale | 2:34 | Read by maximoo |
| Johnny and the Three Goats: A Norse Tale | 3:16 | Read by laurenburwell |
| The Clucking Hen | 1:11 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| Belling the Cat | 2:52 | Read by Snapdragon |
| What They Say | 1:07 | Read by Donna Winters |
| The Little Big Man | 2:00 | Read by Michele Eaton |
| The Farmer's Boy | 2:10 | Read by kungfufrijters |
| The Little Gray Pony | 6:05 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
| The Key of the Kingdom | 1:11 | Read by Elli |
| The Daring Prince | 1:02 | Read by Rebecca |
| What Else the Moon Saw | 2:22 | Read by Elli |
| Nell and Her Bird | 0:52 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| The Fox and the Stork | 2:04 | Read by laurenburwell |
| There Was An Old Man with a Beard | 0:48 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| Clouds | 1:03 | Read by CaprishaPage |
| Clouds and Waves | 1:47 | Read by Elli |
| Who Likes the Rain | 1:19 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| The Donkey and the Lap Dog | 2:15 | Read by synflut |
| The Two Crabs | 1:45 | Read by Mateo Palfreman |
| Sir Robin | 1:05 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| The Tale of a Black Cat: An American Folk Tale | 2:51 | Read by Snapdragon |
| The Wind and the Sun | 2:02 | Read by Elli |
| Who Has Seen the Wind | 1:08 | Read by CaprishaPage |
| The Gingerbread Man: A New England Tale | 7:21 | Read by Snapdragon |
| The Crow and the Pitcher | 2:03 | Read by Notum Vocem |
| Ole-Luk-Oie, The Sandman | 9:34 | Read by Sandra Luna |
| Wynken, Blynken and Nod | 2:21 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| The Sugar Plum Tree | 1:50 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| The Milkmaid and Her Pail | 2:24 | Read by Rebecca |
| The Lion and the Mouse | 3:30 | Read by Jeanni Hall |
| The Old Shellover | 0:48 | Read by Amy Gramour |
| The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings | 6:30 | Read by Tara Dow |
| The Dog in the Manger | 2:14 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| I Wouldn't Be a Growler | 0:51 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| The Jay and the Peacocks | 1:33 | Read by A Quiet Girl |
| Strange Lands | 1:01 | Read by Donna Winters |
| Snow | 0:54 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| The Robin's Christmas Song: A Scotch Folk Tale | 4:36 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| Little Gustava | 2:35 | Read by carissabockhahn |
| The Magpie's Nest: An English Folk Tale | 5:13 | Read by Jeanni Hall |
| The Frog and the Ox | 1:55 | Read by Elli |
| 'It' | 0:44 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| Miss Tabby Gray | 5:40 | Read by Jeanni Hall |
| The Kitten and Falling Leaves | 1:16 | Read by Rebecca |
| Tale of Peter Rabbit | 6:27 | Read by Chris Hughes |
| Rosy Posy | 1:20 | Read by Jill Janovetz |
| The Little Engine That Could | 7:06 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Try Again | 0:56 | Read by KerrieRae Clarke |
| A Quick Running Squash | 9:41 | Read by Tara Dow |
| Jack Frost | 1:41 | Read by Elli |
| The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen | 8:31 | Read by Julia Niedermaier |
| Baby Seed Song | 1:48 | Read by kandice stehlik |
| The Turtle Who Could Not Stop Talking: An East Indian Fable | 4:53 | Read by CaprishaPage |
| White Butterflies | 1:17 | Read by CaprishaPage |
| Grasshopper Green | 1:42 | Read by Rhajimas Holmes |
| Mother Spider | 5:19 | Read by Jill Janovetz |
| Where Go the Boats | 1:24 | Read by CaprishaPage |
| Paper Boats by Rabindranath Tagore | 1:38 | Read by Tara Dow |
| The Moo-Cow-Moo | 1:34 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| The Wee, Wee Mannie and the Big, Big Coo: A Scotch Folk Tale | 5:29 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| The Purple Cow | 0:47 | Read by Rhajimas Holmes |
| The Little Girl and the Hare: A German Folk Tale | 3:37 | Read by laurenburwell |
| The Ass in the Lion's Skin | 3:25 | Read by Lyman Hopper |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | 6:06 | Read by Rebecca |
| Mary Had a Little Lamb | 1:03 | Read by Elli |
| The Twin Lambs | 12:05 | Read by A Quiet Girl |
| The Swing | 1:08 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| Whisky Frisky | 0:49 | Read by Elli |
| The Squirrels That Live in a House | 10:33 | Read by Michele Eaton |
| The Sheep and the Pig that Made a Home: A Norse Folk Tale | 3:56 | Read by Michele Eaton |
| The Laughing Song | 1:31 | Read by CaprishaPage |
| How the Home Was Built | 7:57 | Read by Jeanni Hall |
| The Flag Goes By | 1:15 | Read by Notum Vocem |
| Late | 1:09 | Read by Rebecca |
| Noah's Ark | 3:42 | Read by Amy Gramour |
| The Bow that Bridges Heaven | 1:07 | Read by Rebecca |
| The Hare and the Tortoise | 2:47 | Read by Michele Eaton |
| Spring | 1:23 | Read by Michele Eaton |
| The Little Half-Chick: A Spanish Folk Tale | 7:44 | Read by Michele Eaton |
| A Letter From a Cat | 9:13 | Read by Jeanni Hall |
| Fairy and Child | 1:49 | Read by Jeanni Hall |
| Merchant, The | 1:56 | Read by Lyman Hopper |
| A Sea-Song From the Shore | 1:28 | Read by Lyman Hopper |
| Come Little Leaves | 1:16 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| Across the Fields | 7:19 | Read by mhartfeldt |
| The Little Toy Land of the Dutch | 1:38 | Read by Lyman Hopper |
| Teeny-Tiny: An English Folk Tale | 3:06 | Read by Lyman Hopper |
| Shingebiss: A Chippewa Indian Tale | 5:48 | Read by zach |
| Ten Little Injuns | 1:50 | Read by Federica |
| The Shoemaker and the Elves: A German Folk Tale | 5:53 | Read by Jeanni Hall |
| A Halloween Story | 6:24 | Read by Tara Dow |
| Oeyvind and Marit (A Little Story of Norway) | 15:07 | Read by Kristel Tretter |
| Little Pictures From Far Japan | 1:31 | Read by Chris Caron |
| The Boy Who Cried Wolf | 2:04 | Read by Federica |
| The Duck and the Kangaroo | 0:55 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| The Star | 1:14 | Read by Carmen Stewart |
| Peter Rabbit Decides to Change His Name | 9:44 | Read by laurenburwell |
| The Road to China | 1:28 | Read by Carmen Stewart |
| The Boy Who Wanted the Impossible | 6:00 | Read by Michele Eaton |
| Chinese Nursery Rhymes | 1:28 | Read by Kalynda |
| A Happy Day in the City | 21:08 | Read by Jeanni Hall |
| City Smoke | 0:57 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| Night and Day | 0:53 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| The Babe Moses | 4:10 | Read by Janet Morris |
| A Psalm of Praise (Psalm 100) | 1:23 | Read by Rhajimas Holmes |
| Little Blue Apron | 1:04 | Read by Verity Kendall |
| The Doll Under the Briar Rosebush | 7:15 | Read by Jeanni Hall |
| The Elf and the Dormouse | 1:31 | Read by Federica |
Reviews
Great Classic Stories
Maher Academy
A few narrator's had quiet voices or were hard to understand but most read very well