Rhymes of Childhood
Edgar A. Guest
115 chapters · 3 h 37 min · English
Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin, Ed Humpal, Sonrisa Jones, ThoughtfulWilderness, Phil Schempf, Jenn Broda and others
Poetry · Miscellaneous
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Not nursery rhymes, but poems about different scenes of childhood. Poems about Grandpa, Grandma, story time, castor oil, “Wait till your pa comes home!”, and many more. These are sure to evoke nostalgia, lots of smiles, and maybe a couple sighs or tears. - Summary by TriciaG
Chapters
1 How the Baby Learned to Smile 2 min 2 Grandma 2 min 3 Habits 2 min 4 The Path o' Little Children 2 min 5 Just a Boy 1 min 6 The New Little Gimmie 2 min 7 The Woe of an Unwilling Orator 2 min 8 A Christmas Story 2 min 9 Weaning the Baby 2 min 10 The First Step 1 min 11 Wishing 1 min 12 Where the Children Meet 2 min 13 When We Were Kids 2 min 14 A Baby in the House 2 min 15 Our Son 1 min 16 Come Back, You Little Feller 3 min 17 Sticky Fingers 2 min 18 Janet's Morning Bath 2 min 19 The Family Disgrace 2 min 20 The Lanes of Boyhood 2 min 21 Fractions 2 min 22 The Human Stage Coach 1 min 23 The Rough Little Rascal 1 min 24 At Sixteen Months 2 min 25 Baby Feet 2 min 26 A Fairy Story 2 min 27 Where's Mamma? 1 min 28 The Boy and the Flag 2 min 29 When a Little Baby Dies 2 min 30 A Boy and His Stomach 2 min 31 Lullaby 2 min 32 The Man to Be 2 min 33 The Summer Children 1 min 34 The Old Wooden Tub 2 min 35 Dr. Johnson's Picture Cow 3 min 36 The Approach of Christmas 2 min 37 A Boy and His Dog 1 min 38 Boy or Girl? 2 min 39 Wait Till Your Pa Comes Home 2 min 40 Nothing to Laugh At 2 min 41 Teach Them of the Flag 1 min 42 Daddies 2 min 43 The Toy-Strewn Home 2 min 44 Last Night the Baby Cried 1 min 45 Little Fishermen 2 min 46 The Cookie-Lady 2 min 47 Being Brave at Night 3 min 48 Pleasure's Signs 2 min 49 Little Girls 2 min 50 Dinner-Time 2 min 51 Castor Oil 2 min 52 At Dawn 2 min 53 Bud Discusses Cleanliness 3 min 54 The Children 2 min 55 His Example 2 min 56 The Fun of Forgiving 2 min 57 The Right Family 2 min 58 Tonsils 2 min 59 As It Goes 2 min 60 When the Soap Gets in Your Eye 2 min 61 I Don't Want to Go to Bed 2 min 62 Morning Brigands 2 min 63 Aunty 2 min 64 Different 2 min 65 A Fine Sight 1 min 66 A Boy at Christmas 2 min 67 The Cut-Down Trousers 2 min 68 The Little Hurts 1 min 69 Grown Up 2 min 70 Grandpa 2 min 71 Pa Did It 2 min 72 The Doctor 2 min 73 The Little Velvet Suit 2 min 74 Spoiling Them 2 min 75 Story Time 2 min 76 Another Mouth to Feed 2 min 77 The Lure That Failed 2 min 78 The Little Army 3 min 79 The Broken Drum 2 min 80 The Boy Soldier 1 min 81 A Bear Story 2 min 82 When Pa Comes Home 2 min 83 The Joy of a Dog 1 min 84 Up to the Ceiling 1 min 85 Answering Him 2 min 86 The Bumps and Bruises Doctor 1 min 87 Real Swimming 2 min 88 Always Saying "Don't!" 2 min 89 No Children! 2 min 90 To a Little Girl 3 min 91 A Feller's Hat 2 min 92 Practicing Time 2 min 93 When There's Company for Tea 2 min 94 The Good Little Boy 2 min 95 The Finest Age 2 min 96 Out-of-Doors 2 min 97 My Paw Said So 2 min 98 A Boy and His Dad 2 min 99 A Boy's Hope for the Future 2 min 100 Couldn't Live Without You 2 min 101 Leader of the Gang 2 min 102 Little Girls Are Best 2 min 103 What Home's Intended For 2 min 104 Aw Gee Whiz! 1 min 105 The Living Beauties 1 min 106 Story Telling 2 min 107 The World and Bud 2 min 108 The Choir Boy 2 min 109 To the Little Baby 2 min 110 Pretending Not to See 2 min 111 The Fairy and the Robin 2 min 112 The Spoiler 2 min 113 High Chair Days 3 min 114 Rich 2 min 115 Dirty Hands 2 min
