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

Transcriber Note

0:12

A STORY GARDEN

0:55

INTRODUCTION

1:37

PREFACE

1:15

A STORY GARDEN

0:02

LITTLE SLEEPY HEAD

2:08

THE LOVELY MOON

2:17

THE WIND'S FUN

1:54

THE BROWN BIRDS

5:04

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

Best remembered for founding Alabama’s first free kindergarten, this warm-hearted educator also wrote a long shelf of children’s stories, poems, and songs. Her books grew out of a life devoted to young readers, everyday kindness, and the pleasures of storytelling.

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