Children -- Books and reading; Children's literature -- Bibliography
The aim of this book is to lead children to understand and to enjoy the
Scriptures. Easy questions follow each chapter. 5 to 8.
NEW PEEP OF DAY, THE. By M. Mortimer. Edited by J. E. Hodder Williams.
A first book of religious instruction for little children. 4 to 6.
OLD, OLD STORY BOOK, AN. Compiled from the Old Testament by Eva March
Tappan.
Well selected stories from the Old Testament. 10 to 12.
OLD STORIES OF THE EAST. By James Baldwin.
Twelve stories from the Old Testament re-told. For supplementary
reading. 8 to 10.
OLD TESTAMENT STORIES. By Laura Ella Cragin.
Stories that sustain the interest, and the child who learns them will
have an excellent knowledge of the narrative thread of such Books as
Samuel and Kings. 9 to 12.
SAINTS IN STORY, THE. By Mrs. C. R. Peers.
St. Jerome, St. George, and St. Margaret. 11 to 14.
STORIES FROM THE LIFE OF CHRIST. By Janet H. Kelman.
(“Told to the Children” Series.) Told as nearly as possible in Bible
language. 8 to 10.
STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT. By Harriet S. Beale.
An excellent collection of Old Testament stories. 8 to 12.
STORY OF THE BIBLE, THE. By Charles Foster.
A simple version of the main portions of the Bible. 9 to 13.
STORY OF THE GOSPEL, THE. By Charles Foster.
The New Testament in a continuous story. 6 to 9.
TELLING BIBLE STORIES. By Louise Seymour Houghton.
Helps and suggestions to parents and teachers for the telling of Old
Testament stories to children.
WHEN THE KING CAME. By Rev. George Hodges.
Stories from the four Gospels. 9 to 13.
_Poetry_
BALLADS FOR LITTLE FOLKS. By Alice and Phœbe Cary.
The Cary sisters were born in a farmhouse in Ohio, and in these poems
they tell of the old homestead, their playmates, the flowers, and
animals which they loved. 7 to 10.
BOOK OF FAMOUS VERSE. Selected by Agnes Repplier.
Contains poems of a martial strain, brave deeds, ballads, and lyrics. 12
to 16.
BOOK OF VERSES FOR CHILDREN. Compiled by Edward V. Lucas.
A good collection of more than 200 poems. 7 to 14.
CHILD LIFE IN POETRY. Edited by John G. Whittier.
A collection of poems for children. 6 to 12.
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF POETRY. Compiled by Henry T. Coates.
A popular collection. 8 to 12.
CHILDREN’S TREASURY OF LYRICAL POETRY. Edited by Francis Turner
Palgrave.
A very fine collection. 12 to 16.
CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES, A. By Robert Louis Stevenson.
The editions illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, Florence Storer, and
Bessie Pease Gutman. 4 to 8.
DAYS AND DEEDS—POETRY. Compiled by Burton E. Stevenson.
Commemorative verse arranged for holidays and seasons. 10 to 14.
GOLDEN NUMBERS. Compiled by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith.
A book of verse for youth. 12 to 16.
GOLDEN STAIRCASE, THE. Edited by Loney Chisholm.
Contains two hundred poems. 5 to 14.
LYRA HEROICA. Compiled by William E. Henley.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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