"Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz" is a classic children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and was first published in 1908. It is the fourth book in the "Oz" series, following "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," "The Land of Oz," and "Ozma of Oz." The...
Are you thinking about writing for children? Maybe you are already doing that but need some tips to make your work even better, this article is for you. Savour the 10 Tips for Writing Children's Picture Books. 10 Tips for Writing Children's Picture Books You must know...
Miss Mary Mack by Henry Carrington Bolton, 1888 Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack All dressed in black, black, black With silver buttons, buttons, buttons [butt'ns] All down her back, back, back. Miss Mary Mack (She could not read, read, read She could not write, write, write, But she could smoke, smoke, smoke Her father's,...
This Old Man by Anonymous Published in 1906 [caption id="attachment_20275" align="alignright" width="221"] This Old Man[/caption] This old man, he played one He played knick-knack on my thumb Knick-knack paddy whack Give the dog the bone This old man came rolling home.This old man, he played two He played knick-knack on my shoe Knick-knack paddy...
Five Little Speckled Frogs by Anonymous Five little speckled frogs Sat on a speckled log Eating some most delicious grubs - yum, yum One jumped into the pool Where it was nice and cool Now there are four green speckled frogs - glub, glub. Four little speckled frogs Sat on a speckled log Eating some...
Bye Baby Bye Lullaby Bye Baby Bye Lullaby is a lullaby writtrn in 1890 by Eudora S. Bumstead and composed by Fred C. Hahr. This piece is retrieved from Public Library Digital Collections. The sun has gone from the shining skies, Bye, Baby, Bye! The dandelions have closed their...
This collection of human alphabet and natural hand language posters was retrieved from publicdomainreview.org: Chirologia, or The Natural Language of the Hand (1644) The Human Alphabet (1789) A Collection of Fashionable English Words (1887). [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="889"] Human-alphabet - Bourbonnoise Alphabet, unknown artist, 1789[/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Human-alphabet - The...
The Boy and The Filberts is written to teach children life lessons. [su_divider] The Boy And The Filberts A Boy was given permission to put his hand into a pitcher to get some filberts. But he took such a great fistful that he could not draw his hand...
How the Camel Got His Hump by Rudyard Kipling [su_divider] In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert...
A fable for children. A Fox and a Leopard, resting lazily after a generous dinner, amused themselves by disputing about their good looks. The Leopard was very proud of his glossy, spotted coat and made disdainful remarks about the Fox, whose appearance he declared was quite...