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Cover of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carrollages 5 to 8
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Jane Taylor
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarJane Taylorages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Traditional
Baa, Baa, Black SheepTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Cinderella
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
CinderellaJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 8 to 12fairy talecontent note
Hansel and Grethel
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Hansel and GrethelJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 8 to 12fairy talecontent note
Humpty Dumpty
Traditional
Humpty DumptyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little Red-Cap
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Little Red-CapJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 5 to 8fairy talecontent note
Little Snow-white
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Little Snow-whiteJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 8 to 12fairy talecontent note
The Frog-King, or Iron Henry
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
The Frog-King, or Iron HenryJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 5 to 8fairy talecontent note
Three Blind Mice
Traditional
Three Blind MiceTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Jack and Jill
Traditional
Jack and JillTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Cover of Little Women
Little WomenLouisa May Alcottages 8 to 12content note
Rapunzel
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
RapunzelJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 8 to 12fairy talecontent note
This Little Piggy
Traditional
This Little PiggyTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
Hickory Dickory Dock
Traditional
Hickory Dickory DockTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Ring a Ring O' Roses
Traditional
Ring a Ring O' RosesTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Thirty Days Hath September
Traditional
Thirty Days Hath SeptemberTraditionalages 5 to 8verse
London Bridge
Traditional
London BridgeTraditionalages 2 to 5action
Rumpelstiltskin
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
RumpelstiltskinJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 5 to 8fairy talecontent note
Cover of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark Twainages 8 to 12content note
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Sarah Josepha Hale
Mary Had a Little LambSarah Josepha Haleages 0 to 2verse
Briar-Rose
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Briar-RoseJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 5 to 8fairy talecontent note
Little Miss Muffet
Traditional
Little Miss MuffetTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Bremen Town-Musicians
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
The Bremen Town-MusiciansJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 5 to 8animal talebedtimecontent note
The Mulberry Bush
Traditional
The Mulberry BushTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Cover of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baumages 5 to 8
Cover of Treasure Island
Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevensonages 8 to 12content note
Cover of Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy)
Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy)J. M. Barrieages 8 to 12content note
Hey Diddle Diddle
Traditional
Hey Diddle DiddleTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little Bo-peep
Traditional
Little Bo-peepTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Pat-a-Cake
Traditional
Pat-a-CakeTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Traditional
Sing a Song of SixpenceTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Goose-Girl
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
The Goose-GirlJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 8 to 12fairy talecontent note
There Was an old Woman
Traditional
There Was an old WomanTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Cover of The Jungle Book
The Jungle BookRudyard Kiplingages 8 to 12content note
Cover of Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green GablesL. M. Montgomeryages 8 to 12
Little Jack Horner
Traditional
Little Jack HornerTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Peter Piper
Traditional
Peter PiperTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The House that Jack Built
Traditional
The House that Jack BuiltTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Cover of The Railway Children
The Railway ChildrenE. Nesbitages 8 to 12content note
Cover of The Secret Garden
The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnettages 8 to 12content note
The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
The Shoes That Were Danced to PiecesJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 8 to 12fairy talecontent note
Cover of Aesop's Fables
Aesop's FablesAesopages 2 to 5
Cover of Aesop's Fables (selected, for young children)
Aesop's Fables (selected, for young children)Aesopages 2 to 5content note
Cover of Andersen's Fairy Tales (selected)
Andersen's Fairy Tales (selected)Hans Christian Andersenages 5 to 8content note
Cover of Black Beauty
Black BeautyAnna Sewellages 8 to 12content note
Banbury Cross
Traditional
Banbury CrossTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Georgy Porgy
Traditional
Georgy PorgyTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Hot-cross Buns
Traditional
Hot-cross BunsTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Old Mother Hubbard
Traditional
Old Mother HubbardTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Rain
Traditional
RainTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Round and Round the Garden
Traditional
Round and Round the GardenTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
See-saw
Traditional
See-sawTraditionalages 0 to 2actioncontent note
The Elephant’s Child
Rudyard Kipling
The Elephant’s ChildRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
The Wolf and the Seven Little KidsJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 5 to 8animal talecontent note
Cover of The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter RabbitBeatrix Potterages 2 to 5
Cover of Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-GlassLewis Carrollages 5 to 8
Simple Simon
Traditional
Simple SimonTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Cover of The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the WillowsKenneth Grahameages 8 to 12
Cover of Cautionary Tales for Children
Cautionary Tales for ChildrenHilaire Bellocages 5 to 8content note