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2,327 public-domain children & young adult reading books, summarised. Page 27 of 49.
Sunday sunshine
Unknown
Self-sacrificing sailors, patient grandmothers, and seeking souls find that every life's storm bends toward peace when surrendered to divine love.
Captain Lucy and Lieutenant Bob
Aline Havard
An army daughter on Governor's Island watches her family scatter to the European front and learns that courage is a quiet, daily discipline.
Contes et légendes. 1re Partie
H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
A simple magic runs through these old tales, where a kind word earns a golden harvest and cruel vanity ends in the deep, cold sea.
Deaf and Dumb!: Third Edition
Elizabeth Sandham
A country visit connects a prosperous family with a poor cottage household whose children cannot hear or speak, sparking a determination to secure them an education.
George Washington Carver National Monument Junior Ranger Activity Book: The Scientist
United States. National Park Service
A hands-on invitation to historical discovery, this park activity book transforms young readers into active investigators of George Washington Carver’s remarkable legacy in science, agriculture, and art.
Helps and hints for Hallowe'en
Laura Rountree Smith
An ancient autumn festival comes alive through classroom stages, paper cutouts, and lighthearted theatrics.
In Story-land
Elizabeth Harrison
Kindness and moral courage serve as quiet compasses in a series of timeless fables for young readers.
Somebody's Little Girl
Martha Young
A orphaned girl raised in a quiet convent finds her forgotten past slowly brought back to life when a summer in the mountains introduces her to the wider world.
St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (Second Series)
Various
A quiet girl falls asleep on Christmas Eve, and a fairy’s wand carries her out of her room into a shop where living toys dance.
Tessa, Our Little Italian Cousin
Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
A young Italian peasant girl steps from her rustic village into the ancient wonder of Rome, finding unexpected doors opened by friendship.
The Tiddly Winks
Laura Rountree Smith
Six tiny fairies introduce young learners to the rhythms of the school week, turning classroom discipline and simple literacy into an engaging, imaginative game.
Father Thrift and His Animal Friends
Joseph C. (Joseph Charles) Sindelar
A lonely old man leaves a wasteful town to teach the creatures of the forest how to save, work, and care for one another.
Forest Friends
Royal Dixon
Animals of forest, jungle, and ice cap gather beneath the moon to hold formal dances, stage singing contests, and trade stories of peril, pride, and survival.
Making Up with Mr. Dog: Hollow Tree Stories
Albert Bigelow Paine
A lively forest community navigates culinary rivalries, literary ambition, and uneasy truces in these charming, episodic animal tales.
The tale of Ferdinand Frog
Arthur Scott Bailey
An impeccably dressed amphibian bounds through the woods of Pleasant Valley, using absurd flair, outrageous bravado, and unflappable cheerfulness to smooth over every blunder he creates.
"Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects): The New Testament, with a Sketch of the Subsequent History of the Jews
Ross, Mary, Lady
A motherly Victorian voice retells the Gospels and traces two thousand years of Jewish exile, framing both as a single, unfolding lesson in divine providence and moral duty.
The alley cat's kitten
Caroline Fuller
The story follows the adventures of a stray kitten named Weejums and her adoptive family, capturing the imaginative, often chaotic world of childhood pets. It is a gentle, episodic portrait of companionship, responsibility, and the humor found in the daily lives of animals and the children who love them.
When Sarah Went to School
Elsie Singmaster
A small-town Pennsylvania girl arrives at a rigid boarding school, where her earnest heart, native rustic dialect, and sheer force of will upend both campus rivalries and administrative expectations.
Yellow Thunder, Our Little Indian Cousin
Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
A twelve-year-old Native American boy learns the skills, endurance, and spiritual traditions of his ancestors while preparing for manhood in the forest.
Bed-time stories
Anonymous
This collection of rhymes and prose offers a whimsical window into the nursery world of the early twentieth century, where household objects, animals, and children share the same magical landscape. It serves as a gentle, rhythmic companion for quiet moments, capturing the simple joys and minor moral lessons that…
Boys of Oakdale Academy
Morgan Scott
A young man from Texas arrives at an elite boarding school, only to find himself an outcast due to his strange stories and a mysterious, disfiguring injury. He must navigate a gauntlet of cruel hazing and social exclusion before his true character can finally come to light.
Charlie and His Puppy Bingo
Helen Hill
A young boy and his loyal puppy navigate the small, formative challenges of childhood, from learning traffic safety to building a garden home.
Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys
William Heyliger
A blind man and his loyal guide dog navigate the shadows of small-town life to solve intricate crimes that baffle the local police.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist
Eric B. Wilson
A simple circuit board and a handful of nails can unlock the fundamental mechanics of the modern world.
Little Bessie, the Careless Girl, or, Squirrels, Nuts, and Water-Cresses
Josephine Franklin
A forgotten corner of rural childhood comes to life in this gentle story of a girl whose impulsive spirit continually clashes with her everyday duties.
The fairy babies
Laura Rountree Smith
The Ink-Bottle Babies are twenty-five tiny, mischief-prone creatures born from a bottle of ink who embark on a series of whimsical, moral-laden adventures. They navigate the challenges of school, holidays, and the enchantments of the deep woods, often learning life lessons from the magical objects and peculiar…
The Juvenile Lavater
George Brewer
Physiognomy is the art of reading character in the human face. This guide teaches the young to interpret these signs as moral landmarks, using Le Brun’s classic delineations of emotion to distinguish between virtuous and vicious states of mind.
Charley's Museum: A Story for Young People
Unknown
Natural curiosity finds a home in this earnest chronicle of a boy’s transition from simple play to disciplined, lifelong learning. It serves as a gentle testament to the joy of structured discovery and the quiet influence of mentors.
Joe Brennan's luck
Ruth Lamb
Joe Brennan is convinced he has won the greatest prize in the world when he marries the beautiful, delicate Kitty Anderton. Yet, behind her charming exterior lies a total lack of the domestic skills required to keep a home.
My Honourbright
Annette Lyster
Seven sisters, left orphaned and impoverished on the rugged Cornish coast, must navigate love, duty, and pride as a wealthy relative threatens to reshape their destinies.
The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
Alfred Elwes
A silver-haired dog sits by the hearth, pipe in paw, reflecting on a lifetime that carried him from a drowning pup in the gutter to the honored protector of his city.
The Black-Eyed Puppy
Katharine Pyle
A scrappy, black-eyed puppy experiences the ups and downs of life in the city, finding his way from a rough start to the bright lights of the stage and, finally, to the home where he truly belongs.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 988, December 3, 1898
Various
This collection offers a window into the late Victorian imagination, blending historical biography, domestic guidance, and instructional craft into a singular, earnest portrait of an era.
The Merry Christmas of the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe
George M. (George Melville) Baker
This lighthearted holiday play transforms a classic nursery rhyme into a festive celebration of generosity, proving that even the most impoverished can find joy through kindness. It serves as a charming relic of nineteenth-century home and school theater.
The tale of Henrietta Hen
Arthur Scott Bailey
A vain barnyard fowl learns that her inflated opinion of herself is no match for the confusing realities of the wider world.
Catalogue of S. W. Partridge & Co.'s Popular Illustrated Books
England) S. W. Partridge & Co. (London
This volume serves as a comprehensive inventory of late-Victorian literary values, offering a curated glimpse into the moral and educational aspirations of a major London publishing house at the turn of the century. It functions not as a traditional narrative, but as a window into the structured world of popular…
Fishy-Winkle
Jean C. Archer
Mistress O'Hara sets out to punish her three runaway children, only to discover they have befriended an stranded mer-baby named Fishy-Winkle.
Small Means and Great Ends
Unknown
This collection offers a window into the moral and spiritual instruction of a bygone era, gathering simple tales and reflections intended to guide the hearts and habits of children toward piety, contentment, and resilience.
The Girl Scouts' Captain
Edith Lavell
This story follows a determined college student as she balances the pressures of campus social life with the difficult task of mentoring a group of underprivileged girls. It is a classic tale of youthful idealism navigating the realities of class, character, and community.
The house we live in
Vesta J. Farnsworth
A gentle guide to human physiology, this book teaches children to view their own bodies as sacred, complex dwellings that require careful maintenance, cleanliness, and the avoidance of harmful substances.
The Study of Astronomy, adapted to the capacities of youth: In twelve familiar dialogues, between a tutor and his pupil: explaining the general phænomena of the heavenly bodies, the theory of the tides, &c
Stedman, John, teacher of astronomy
This educational dialogue serves as an accessible introduction to the mechanics of the heavens, stripping away complex jargon to reveal the elegant, ordered clockwork of the solar system.
The Yale Cup
Albertus T. (Albertus True) Dudley
The life of a boarding school student is rarely simple, but the true test of character arrives when the pressure of athletic competition collides with the strict, often arbitrary, moral codes of the classroom.
Verse and Prose for Beginners in Reading: Selected from English and American Literature
Unknown
A thoughtful introduction to classic verse and wisdom opens a doorway through which small readers cross from basic literacy into the wider, richer territory of genuine literature.
West Point Colors
Anna Bartlett Warner
HOOK A young man enters the rigid, often unforgiving world of the United States Military Academy, discovering that true strength requires obedience to orders and a steadfast commitment to his own integrity.
Winning His "Y": A Story of School Athletics
Ralph Henry Barbour
Winning his place among his peers requires far more than athletic talent; it demands the character to navigate shifting school loyalties and the integrity to choose honor over personal grievance. This narrative captures the quintessential spirit of the early twentieth-century boarding school experience.
A Book of Birds
Carton Moore-Park
This collection of avian sketches observes the habits, temperaments, and unique physical traits of birds from across the globe. Each portrait offers an intimate, often humorous, glimpse into the life of a creature living in the wild or the farmyard.
Bear and forbear
Oliver Optic
HOOK A young man’s moral resolve is tested as he navigates a landscape of petty tyrants, criminal schemes, and the unexpected peace brought by two dancing bears.
Jack Hall
Robert Grant
The snow-dusted streets of Boston yield to the quiet rigor of a boarding school, where a young boy learns that integrity is the hardest, yet most essential, game he will ever play.