Boys and Girls
James W. Foley
Play
Length 4 h 23 min
Chapters 114
First published 1913
A collection of charming poems by James W. Foley, Poet Laureate of North Dakota where he was also city editor of the Bismarck Tribune. Each poem is written from the point of view of children or about children. (Summary by Larry Wilson)
Chapters
1
Away Read by Larry Wilson 2:15
2
The Reciprocity of Smiles Read by Nichalia Schwartz 1:52
3
A Domestic Ripple Read by Ellies 3:13
4
The Adams’s Boys Read by mleigh 2:39
5
Billy Peeble’s Christmas Read by Ellies 6:40
6
The Way He Used to Do Read by Ellies 1:51
7
A Boy’s Vacation Time Read by Ellies 2:35
8
A Boy’s Choice Read by Ellies 2:27
9
A Discouraged Kindergartner Read by ambsweet13 2:23
10
The Delusion of Ghosts Read by mleigh 1:52
11
A Story of Self-Sacrifice Read by Ellies 3:31
12
The Lost Child Read by Ellies 2:17
13
Doughnutting Time Read by ambsweet13 2:23
14
A Modern Miracle Read by Josh Ausfahl 1:16
15
Nervoustown Read by mleigh 2:42
16
Song of Summer Days Read by mleigh 1:24
17
What Mother Doesn’t Know Read by mleigh 2:40
18
So Lonesome Now Read by nighthawks 2:26
19
A Little Love Story 2:26
20
On a Noiseless Fourth Read by yaumixx 2:29
21
Conscious Ignorance Read by nighthawks 1:53
22
The Playtime of Bachelor Bill Read by Alan Mapstone 2:41
23
How Henry Blake Knows Read by nighthawks 1:42
24
The Land of Blow Bubbles Read by SmilingJade 3:06
25
The Gingercake Man Read by lmcnatt 1:42
26
Lonesome Read by mleigh 2:45
27
The Garden of Play Read by Carli 1:47
28
We Ain’t Scared of Pa Read by mleigh 1:55
29
A Pearl of Price Read by Teamimono 1:27
30
Dear Little, Queer Little Man Read by Damien1110 2:08
31
Girl of Mine Read by samjn 1:29
32
Chums Read by mleigh 2:18
33
The Lost Boy Read by Damien1110 1:52
34
Lines to a Baby Girl Read by Michelle Thompson 2:02
35
Little Mischefuss Read by mleigh 2:16
36
The Travels of Mortimer Brown Read by mleigh 3:06
37
Adventurers Three Read by Teamimono 2:29
38
When They Love You So Read by Jody Holman 2:03
39
Somebody Did Read by mleigh 2:26
40
The Waders Read by Alan Mapstone 2:24
41
The Prisoned Pupil Read by Michele Eaton 1:57
42
A Prayer for Jimmy Banks Read by mleigh 2:04
43
A Child’s Christmas Prayer 1:33
44
Henry Blake’s Chum Read by nighthawks 2:34
45
Once Upon a Time 2:03
46
The Way to School Read by Katelyn 1:47
47
A Present for Little Boy Blue Read by Damien1110 1:45
48
The Evolution of an Adoption Read by mleigh 2:02
49
Some Girls that Mamma Knew Read by Ellies 2:16
50
Gone Read by Kathleen Moore 1:44
51
The Neighbor’s Boys Read by Kathleen Moore 2:17
52
A Quiet Afternoon Read by Kathleen Moore 2:23
53
The Ownerless Toys Read by Kathleen Moore 2:34
54
The Stranger Read by Kathleen Moore 2:00
55
In Vacation Time Read by Kathleen Moore 1:44
56
Bereaved Read by Kathleen Moore 3:18
57
Two Little Maids Read by nighthawks 1:38
58
A New Christmas Carol Read by Jody Holman 2:44
59
The Reconciliation of Pa Read by Ellies 2:39
60
A World without Care Read by arisakinugawa 1:26
61
Right After School Read by Jennifer Louise 3:15
62
A Plea for Old Friends Read by Alan Mapstone 1:43
63
The Boyville Cadets Read by mleigh 3:30
64
A Little Boy I Know Read by Jennifer Louise 3:36
65
Asleep at the Circus Read by Damien1110 2:09
66
The Barriers Read by nighthawks 3:06
67
The Plaint of the New Doll Read by Ellies 2:45
68
A Child’s Almanac Read by Ellies 2:12
69
The Loser Read by Jason Vu 2:58
70
Back to School Read by Carli 2:00
71
Disenchantments Read by Sebastian LaVine 2:02
72
A Rainy Night Read by Sebastian LaVine 1:35
73
Kitchen Miracles Read by Sebastian LaVine 1:06
74
Jim Brady’s Big Brother Read by Sebastian LaVine 1:54
75
The Scapegoat Read by Sebastian LaVine 1:04
76
A Tragedy of Center Field Read by Sebastian LaVine 2:04
77
In Swimming Read by Sebastian LaVine 1:33
78
An Unusual Chum Read by Sebastian LaVine 1:10
79
And Just Then Read by Alan Mapstone 2:49
80
Afterwards Read by arisakinugawa 1:32
81
Circus Day Read by Damien1110 2:01
82
The Tour of a Smile Read by mleigh 2:26
83
When Grandpa Plays Read by Alan Mapstone 2:42
84
The Parted Ways Read by Damien1110 1:53
85
A Message Home Read by Paul Harvey 2:55
86
Lullaby Read by Damien1110 1:22
87
Disguising Toil Read by mleigh 2:47
88
Little Girl with the Curls Read by ambsweet13 2:03
89
My Wonderful Dad Read by Astrid Weinmann 4:04
90
Remembrances, Bill Read by Astrid Weinmann 3:02
91
The Bereavement Read by MeelahMagnificent 3:07
92
In Childhood Time Read by ChingYi 2:16
93
Don’t Read by Damien1110 1:36
94
Extinguished Read by Alan Mapstone 1:17
95
The Uncheered Hero Read by mleigh 1:57
96
Old Hallowe’en Friends Read by Grace Buchanan 2:24
97
A Refuge in Distress Read by mleigh 1:59
98
The Lost Heart Read by SmilingJade 3:34
99
Verses of a Little Child Read by Grace Buchanan 2:28
100
Golden Days in Slowville Read by Alan Mapstone 2:59
101
The Heart of a Child Read by nighthawks 1:48
102
The Strenuous Life Read by mleigh 1:32
103
A Song of Motherhood Read by SmilingJade 3:02
104
Youth Read by Alan Mapstone 2:08
105
After the Years Read by SmilingJade 2:57
106
A Verse to Memory Read by Damien1110 1:55
107
Lest I Forget Read by HelenaDiamandiz 2:17
108
Echo of a Song Read by lmcnatt 1:52
109
Lovers’ Lane Read by Soeun (Kelly) Park 2:37
110
To Children at the Hearth Read by Grace Buchanan 2:28
111
Daddy Knows Read by mleigh 1:57
112
A Toast to the Small Boy Read by Nicole Foxe 2:36
113
An Adventurous Day Read by Nicole Foxe 3:06
114
Poem of the Foragers Read by Larry Wilson 2:12
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