Children's Books

Whitefoot the Wood Mouse

Thornton W. Burgess

In all his short life Whitefoot the Wood Mouse never had spent such a happy winter. Whitefoot is one of those wise little people who never allow unpleasant things of the past to spoil their present ha..

Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe

Charlotte M. Yonge

Travel with Little Lucy around the globe and learn a little geography and small bits about other cultures.There was once a wonderful fortnight in little Lucy's life. One evening she went to bed very t..

American Fairy Tales

L. Frank Baum

This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete volume. The stories, as critics have noted, lack the high-fantasy aspect of ..

Winter Sunshine

John Burroughs

The only part of my book I wish to preface is the last part,—the foreign sketches,—and it is not much matter about these, since if they do not contain their own proof, I shall not attempt to supply it..

Our Little Swedish Cousin

Claire M. Coburn

The snow and glaciers on the extreme north cut off this long tongue of land, so that it is as separate from the rest of Europe as an island. In the olden days, almost every Swede tilled the soil and l..

Our Little Swiss Cousin

Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade

How the stories of William Tell and Arnold von Winkelried stir our hearts whenever we hear them repeated! These were only two of many heroes who have made the country famous for its bravery and unself..

Our Little French Cousin

Blanche McManus

This story was written to help us learn more about our wonderful French cousins. Germaine,"Our Little French Cousin," happened to live in Normandy, but her every-day life, her parents and her friends ..

Our Little German Cousin

Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade

When the word Germany comes to our minds, we think at once of ruined castles, fairies, music, and soldiers. Why is it?First, as to the castles. Here and there along the banks of the River Rhine, as we..