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Rhymes of Childhood

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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

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