The Turquoise Story Book: Stories and Legends of Summer and Nature
Ada M. Skinner and Eleanor L. Skinner
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A book compiling stories, legends, and poems about summer and nature, piquing reader's interests by appealing to the reader's fancy, quickening his/her sense of humor, or attract his/her attention to some spiritual significance.
- Summary by RomaSingh
Proof-listeners: Aysh & Michele Eaton (8 hr 10 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 2:14 | Read by nighthawks |
| Summer | 1:29 | Read by nighthawks |
| How Summer Conquered Winter | 7:06 | Read by nighthawks |
| A Legend of the Flowers | 6:54 | Read by Atchala |
| June | 1:05 | Read by njipark123 |
| The Sun-Goddess | 5:57 | Read by Ai Robotto |
| The Summer Maker | 9:49 | Read by Nichole Kristen |
| Summer | 0:51 | Read by Atchala |
| In the Kitchen-Garden | 18:28 | Read by Brenna Castor |
| Glad Day | 1:41 | Read by njipark123 |
| The Summer Princess | 32:22 | Read by czandra |
| Midsummer | 1:06 | Read by Divya Sharma |
| Selection | 1:15 | Read by nighthawks |
| Day | 1:48 | Read by nighthawks |
| How the Sun Was Caught and Freed | 4:53 | Read by Adrienne Prevost |
| A Day of Sunshine | 1:30 | Read by Amanda Chandler |
| A Day of Sunshine (Alternate reading) | 1:38 | Read by nighthawks |
| Phaeton's Drive in the Sun-Chariot | 5:33 | Read by Adrienne Prevost |
| Song | 0:49 | Read by Adrienne Prevost |
| Summer Sun | 1:49 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| The Cloud | 4:30 | Read by Lisa Marie Dolcy |
| Undine | 29:20 | Read by Tom Merritt |
| Legend of the Sun, Moon and Stars | 5:00 | Read by ABVoice |
| The Princess Moonbeam | 5:03 | Read by Lee-Ann Khoh |
| The Moon | 1:06 | Read by Adrienne Prevost |
| The Spacious Firmament on High | 2:06 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| Nature's Song | 1:10 | Read by Andrea Atwood |
| The Gift of Flax | 6:44 | Read by Atchala |
| The Story of the Dewdrop | 6:19 | Read by ChinmayHota |
| The Dew Mother | 1:01 | Read by Adrienne Prevost |
| Origin of the Dandelion | 5:26 | Read by ABVoice |
| Prince Butterfly and Clover | 5:13 | Read by Adrienne Prevost |
| A Song of Clover | 1:20 | Read by Adrienne Prevost |
| Tithonus: A Legend of the Grasshopper | 1:51 | Read by Adrienne Prevost |
| The Grasshopper | 1:59 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| The Golden Grasshopper | 2:30 | Read by Adrienne Prevost |
| A Blade of Grass | 5:07 | Read by Nichole Kristen |
| Selection | 1:30 | Read by nighthawks |
| Princess Fire-Fly | 7:20 | Read by Nichole Kristen |
| July | 1:01 | Read by nighthawks |
| Cuff and the Woodchuck | 5:26 | Read by jbcampo |
| Why the Lady-Bug Is Said to Be Beloved of God—Translated from the French | 9:30 | Read by TriciaG |
| Summer Spinners | 1:06 | Read by nighthawks |
| The Story of Arachne | 5:50 | Read by Andrea Atwood |
| How the Spider Makes Its Web | 4:18 | Read by EricGarretson |
| The Fairy Spinner | 4:26 | Read by ChinmayHota |
| Mother Spider | 4:18 | Read by Ai Robotto |
| The Brook | 1:00 | Read by Lee-Ann Khoh |
| Legend of the Water-Lily | 4:24 | Read by Atchala |
| The Tale of Two Tails | 7:12 | Read by Lee-Ann Khoh |
| Origin of Bullfrogs | 8:43 | Read by EricGarretson |
| Woodland Waters | 1:47 | Read by CVCushman99 |
| The Grubbiest Grub | 11:26 | Read by Andrea Atwood |
| The Dragon-Fly | 0:59 | Read by Atchala |
| Selection | 1:08 | Read by nighthawks |
| Selection | 0:59 | Read by nighthawks |
| How Woodpecker Changed His Colours | 3:34 | Read by Lisa Marie Dolcy |
| A Retort from the Catbird | 1:58 | Read by CVCushman99 |
| Woodpecker Life | 18:27 | Read by ChinmayHota |
| Kingfisher's Necklace and Ruffle | 5:19 | Read by prajak |
| Owl Wisdom | 5:00 | Read by Atchala |
| Birds' Nests | 7:17 | Read by Linda Velwest |
| Hatto The Hermit: The Legend of a Bird's Nest | 16:14 | Read by Linda Velwest |
| Song | 1:05 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| The Plucky Prince | 7:18 | Read by Nichole Kristen |
| The Oak | 1:27 | Read by Lisa Marie Dolcy |
| Summer Snow | 3:31 | Read by Yaelin Lee |
| The Boy Who Hated Trees | 8:01 | Read by Nichole Kristen |
| The Friendly Summer Trees | 9:33 | Read by Linda Velwest |
| Forest Day | 9:38 | Read by nighthawks |
| Woodman, Spare That Tree | 1:57 | Read by Andrea Atwood |
| Selection | 1:09 | Read by nighthawks |
| Selection | 1:25 | Read by nighthawks |
| How the Rose Became Queen | 8:22 | Read by CVCushman99 |
| Morning-Glories | 1:49 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| Why Roses Have Thorns | 7:15 | Read by Alysson Light |
| Sweet Peas | 1:10 | Read by CVCushman99 |
| Legend of the Primrose | 6:43 | Read by Yaelin Lee |
| Evening Primroses | 1:32 | Read by Alysson Light |
| Legend of the Lily-of-the-Valley | 1:28 | Read by Alysson Light |
| Katrina's Sun-Dial | 1:02 | Read by Alysson Light |
| The Three Little Butterflies | 2:53 | Read by ABVoice |
| The Pinks | 1:19 | Read by CVCushman99 |
| The Flower's Thanks | 2:43 | Read by ABVoice |
| Pansies | 1:17 | Read by CVCushman99 |
| The Little Heartsease | 3:05 | Read by oogiesragdoll |
| Legend of the Red Geranium | 1:40 | Read by ABVoice |
| Enchanted Tulips | 1:34 | Read by Andrea Atwood |
| Iris | 2:55 | Read by cleosteinhauser |
| The Yellow-Bird | 1:00 | Read by oogiesragdoll |
| Origin of the Sunflower | 3:15 | Read by ABVoice |
| The Bluebell | 1:38 | Read by Amanda Chandler |
| The Dew Mother's Gift to the Rose | 2:34 | Read by Night |
| A Yellow Pansy | 1:46 | Read by CVCushman99 |
| Mignonette | 6:05 | Read by Night |
| Flowers | 2:14 | Read by nighthawks |
| Selection | 1:20 | Read by nighthawks |
| The Friendly Cowslip Bells | 5:24 | Read by ChinmayHota |
| Fairy Dawn | 1:17 | Read by Lee-Ann Khoh |
| Robin Goodfellow | 12:15 | Read by Olly AG |
| A Quarrel in Fairyland | 23:23 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| In the Cool of the Evening | 2:15 | Read by Alan Mapstone |