A Story Garden for Little Children

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A Story Garden for Little Children

by Maud Lindsay

EN·~1 hours·25 chapters

Chapters

25 total
1

Transcriber Note

0:12
2

A STORY GARDEN

0:55
3

INTRODUCTION

1:37
4

PREFACE

1:15
5

A STORY GARDEN

0:02
6

LITTLE SLEEPY HEAD

2:08
7

THE LOVELY MOON

2:17
8

THE WIND'S FUN

1:54
9

THE BROWN BIRDS

5:04
10

THE STICK HORSE

2:07

Description

Step into a miniature garden where each tale is a soft blossom meant for tiny listeners. The opening story follows a sleepy child whose morning is coaxed awake by a chorus of birds, a playful wind, and a proud rooster, each offering a gentle kiss or song. The language is rhythmic and simple, echoing the familiar sounds of a bedroom and garden, making it easy for young ears to follow. These modest adventures celebrate the everyday magic that surrounds a child's world.

All twenty‑four stories in the collection keep that same tender tone, from a stick horse galloping across a meadow to a snowball rolling in winter. The narratives are crafted to invite repetition, allowing children to anticipate and join in the verses. Ideal for bedtime, circle time, or a quiet afternoon, they nurture imagination while gently guiding listeners toward kindness and curiosity. Listening feels like wandering through a bright, friendly garden, where each story offers a small, nourishing fruit of wonder.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (70K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Linda Cantoni, Charlene Taylor, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2020-07-25

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Maud Lindsay

Maud Lindsay

1874–1941

A warmhearted storyteller and pioneering teacher, she helped shape early childhood education in Alabama while writing books that welcomed young readers into the world of stories. Best known for founding Alabama’s first free kindergarten, she joined a life of service with a lasting body of children’s literature.

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