Children's Fiction
Anne of Avonlea
In Anne of Avonlea, the beloved Anne Shirley returns, now a young teacher at the Avonlea School. As she navigates the challenges of her new …
Pollyanna Grows Up
Pollyanna, now cured of her crippling spinal injury, and able to walk again, goes to live in Boston with Mrs. Carew, a heart-broken woman se…
The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk
The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk is another in the long list children's books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, Jimmy …
Understood Betsy
Understood Betsy is a 1916 novel for children by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The story tells of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan who goes fro…
Our Island Story
Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…
A Little Princess
Sara is brought to Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies by her father, Captain Crewe, because the climate in India doesn't agree …
The Adventures of Buster Bear
The Adventures of Buster Bear is another set of children’s stories by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. Buster Bear has many adventu…
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Polly Milton, a 14-year-old country girl, visits her friend Fanny Shaw and her wealthy family in the city for the first time. Poor Polly is …
The Adventures of Paddy Beaver
The Adventures of Paddy Beaver is another in the long list of children’s books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, th…
Anne of Green Gables
The timeless story of the young orphan girl sent by accident to a brother and sister who had wanted a boy, Anne, with her vivid imagination …
Michael O'Halloran
The story of a plucky, optimistic newsboy, Michael O’Halloran, who has been orphaned from a young age and asks nothing of the world but to “…
Laddie
Based on the author's own life, this book tells the story of "little sister". The youngest of eleven, she is unwanted in the begin…
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew introduces readers to the endearing Pepper family, a group of five siblings navigating the challenges …
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Peter Rabbit goes to school, with Mother Nature as his teacher. In this zoology book for children, Thornton W. Burgess describes the mammals…
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck is another in the long list of children's books by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this story, it is …
What Katy Did
What Katy Did introduces listeners to the spirited Katy Carr, a young girl with dreams of adventure and a heart full of ambition. Set in the…
Our Island Story
Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…
The Adventures of Reddy Fox
The Adventures of Reddy Fox is another in the series of children’s stories by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this story, Reddy and …
Anne of Avonlea
Following Anne of Green Gables (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age o…
Chronicles of Avonlea
Chronicles of Avonlea invites listeners into the charming world of Avonlea, a fictional village on Prince Edward Island, where the everyday …