Lil' Shelf

Read aloud for ages 5 to 8

Fairy tales, fables and the first chapter books, for children old enough to sit through a proper story and ask for the next one.

55 works for this age.

Cover of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carrollages 5 to 8
Thirty Days Hath September
Traditional
Thirty Days Hath SeptemberTraditionalages 5 to 8verse
Cover of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baumages 5 to 8
Cover of Andersen's Fairy Tales (selected)
Andersen's Fairy Tales (selected)Hans Christian Andersenages 5 to 8content note
The Elephant’s Child
Rudyard Kipling
The Elephant’s ChildRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
Cover of Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-GlassLewis Carrollages 5 to 8
Cover of Cautionary Tales for Children
Cautionary Tales for ChildrenHilaire Bellocages 5 to 8content note
How the Leopard Got his Spots
Rudyard Kipling
How the Leopard Got his SpotsRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
Cover of The Water-Babies
The Water-BabiesCharles Kingsleyages 5 to 8content note
Cover of English Fairy Tales
English Fairy TalesJoseph Jacobsages 5 to 8content note
Cover of The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Happy Prince and Other TalesOscar Wildeages 5 to 8content note
How the Camel Got his Hump
Rudyard Kipling
How the Camel Got his HumpRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8
Cover of Struwwelpeter
StruwwelpeterHeinrich Hoffmannages 5 to 8content note
Cover of Just So Stories
Just So StoriesRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
Cover of Grimm's Fairy Tales (selected)
Grimm's Fairy Tales (selected)Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 5 to 8content note
Cover of The Blue Fairy Book
The Blue Fairy BookAndrew Langages 5 to 8
Grimms' Household Tales
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Grimms' Household TalesJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 5 to 8content note
The Princess and the Goblin
George MacDonald
The Princess and the GoblinGeorge MacDonaldages 5 to 8content note
Cover of The Story of Doctor Dolittle
The Story of Doctor DolittleHugh Loftingages 5 to 8content note
Cover of Five Children and It
Five Children and ItE. Nesbitages 5 to 8
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi
The Adventures of PinocchioCarlo Collodiages 5 to 8content note
How the Rhinoceros Got his Skin
Rudyard Kipling
How the Rhinoceros Got his SkinRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
How the Whale Got his Throat
Rudyard Kipling
How the Whale Got his ThroatRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
Cover of More English Fairy Tales
More English Fairy TalesJoseph Jacobsages 5 to 8content note
Windy Nights
Robert Louis Stevenson
Windy NightsRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
If Wishes Were Horses
Traditional
If Wishes Were HorsesTraditionalages 5 to 8verse
Cover of The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant DragonKenneth Grahameages 5 to 8content note
The Cat that Walked by Himself
Rudyard Kipling
The Cat that Walked by HimselfRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
Foreign Lands
Robert Louis Stevenson
Foreign LandsRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8verse
The Beginning of the Armadillos
Rudyard Kipling
The Beginning of the ArmadillosRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
The Butterfly that Stamped
Rudyard Kipling
The Butterfly that StampedRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
The Land of Story-books
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Land of Story-booksRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
The Crab that Played with the Sea
Rudyard Kipling
The Crab that Played with the SeaRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
The Sing-song of old Man Kangaroo
Rudyard Kipling
The Sing-song of old Man KangarooRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
Foreign Children
Robert Louis Stevenson
Foreign ChildrenRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
How the Alphabet Was Made
Rudyard Kipling
How the Alphabet Was MadeRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
Travel
Robert Louis Stevenson
TravelRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
How the First Letter Was Written
Rudyard Kipling
How the First Letter Was WrittenRudyard Kiplingages 5 to 8content note
The Gardener
Robert Louis Stevenson
The GardenerRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
Pirate Story
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pirate StoryRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8verse
The Dumb Soldier
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Dumb SoldierRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8verse
The Little Land
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Little LandRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8verse
North-west Passage
Robert Louis Stevenson
North-west PassageRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versebedtimecontent note
Keepsake Mill
Robert Louis Stevenson
Keepsake MillRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
Young Night-thought
Robert Louis Stevenson
Young Night-thoughtRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8lullabybedtime
Armies in the Fire
Robert Louis Stevenson
Armies in the FireRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
A Man and a Maid
Traditional
A Man and a MaidTraditionalages 5 to 8verse
Myself
Traditional
MyselfTraditionalages 5 to 8verse
Three Children on the Ice
Traditional
Three Children on the IceTraditionalages 5 to 8versecontent note
To Any Reader
Robert Louis Stevenson
To Any ReaderRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
Historical Associations
Robert Louis Stevenson
Historical AssociationsRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
To Alison Cunningham
Robert Louis Stevenson
To Alison CunninghamRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
To Minnie
Robert Louis Stevenson
To MinnieRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8versecontent note
To My Name-child
Robert Louis Stevenson
To My Name-childRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8verse
To Willie and Henrietta
Robert Louis Stevenson
To Willie and HenriettaRobert Louis Stevensonages 5 to 8verse