Rhymes of Childhood
Edgar A. Guest
Play
Length 3 h 37 min
Chapters 115
First published 1924
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 Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin 2:10
2
Grandma Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin 2:22
3
Habits Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin 1:49
4
The Path o’ Little Children Read by Ed Humpal 1:50
5
Just a Boy Read by Sonrisa Jones 1:28
6
The New Little Gimmie Read by Sonrisa Jones 1:30
7
The Woe of an Unwilling Orator Read by Sonrisa Jones 1:36
8
A Christmas Story Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin 1:57
9
Weaning the Baby Read by ThoughtfulWilderness 1:42
10
The First Step Read by ThoughtfulWilderness 1:26
11
Wishing Read by Sonrisa Jones 1:12
12
Where the Children Meet Read by Sonrisa Jones 1:49
13
When We Were Kids Read by Phil Schempf 2:02
14
A Baby in the House Read by Jenn Broda 1:31
15
Our Son Read by Fernando Borrego 1:29
16
Come Back, You Little Feller Read by Fernando Borrego 2:33
17
Sticky Fingers Read by Larry Wilson 2:01
18
Janet’s Morning Bath Read by Trax 1:43
19
The Family Disgrace Read by Trax 1:39
20
The Lanes of Boyhood Read by Larry Wilson 2:02
21
Fractions Read by Fernando Borrego 1:44
22
The Human Stage Coach Read by Wayne Perry 1:27
23
The Rough Little Rascal Read by Phil Schempf 1:22
24
At Sixteen Months Read by Diya Khurana 1:45
25
Baby Feet Read by Diya Khurana 1:46
26
A Fairy Story Read by Jenn Broda 2:11
27
“Where’s Mamma?” Read by Diya Khurana 1:26
28
The Boy and the Flag Read by Diya Khurana 1:55
29
When a Little Baby Dies Read by Francesco Dembinski 1:31
30
A Boy and His Stomach Read by Larry Wilson 1:38
31
Lullaby Read by Jenn Broda 1:44
32
The Man to Be Read by Phil Schempf 2:20
33
The Summer Children Read by Francesco Dembinski 1:27
34
The Old Wooden Tub Read by WillJ 1:48
35
Dr. Johnson’s Picture Cow Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin 2:36
36
The Approach of Christmas Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin 2:20
37
A Boy and His Dog Read by Phil Schempf 1:23
38
Boy or Girl? Read by Jenn Broda 2:10
39
“Wait Till Your Pa Comes Home” Read by Fernando Borrego 1:55
40
Nothing to Laugh At Read by Wayne Cooke 2:18
41
Teach Them of the Flag Read by Wayne Cooke 1:28
42
Daddies Read by Larry Wilson 1:30
43
The Toy-Strewn Home Read by Jenn Broda 1:59
44
Last Night the Baby Cried Read by Greg Dietz 1:26
45
Little Fishermen Read by Sarah Brown 1:50
46
The Cookie-Lady Read by Wayne Cooke 2:01
47
Being Brave at Night Read by Meetali10 2:36
48
Pleasure's Signs Read by Garfield Dsouza 1:37
49
Little Girls Read by Trax 2:27
50
Dinner-Time Read by Wayne Perry 1:32
51
Castor Oil Read by Wayne Perry 1:48
52
At Dawn Read by Fernando Borrego 1:57
53
Bud Discusses Cleanliness Read by Trax 2:44
54
The Children Read by Wayne Cooke 1:55
55
His Example Read by Jenn Broda 1:43
56
The Fun of Forgiving Read by Larry Wilson 1:42
57
The Right Family Read by Wayne Cooke 2:10
58
Tonsils Read by Diya Khurana 2:08
59
As It Goes Read by Wayne Cooke 1:49
60
When the Soap Gets in Your Eye Read by Diya Khurana 2:05
61
I Don't Want to Go to Bed Read by Renelle 1:59
62
Morning Brigands Read by Eric Lee 1:47
63
Aunty Read by Garfield Dsouza 1:54
64
Different Read by Garfield Dsouza 2:05
65
A Fine Sight Read by Eric Lee 1:27
66
A Boy at Christmas Read by Larry Wilson 2:22
67
The Cut-Down Trousers Read by Garfield Dsouza 1:42
68
The Little Hurts Read by Laurel Emerson 1:28
69
Grown Up Read by Laurel Emerson 1:31
70
Grandpa Read by Phil Schempf 2:05
71
Pa Did It Read by Garfield Dsouza 1:43
72
The Doctor Read by Eric Lee 1:41
73
The Little Velvet Suit Read by Eric Lee 2:25
74
Spoiling Them Read by Eric Lee 1:49
75
Story Time Read by Wayne Cooke 2:14
76
Another Mouth to Feed Read by Josie3144 1:34
77
The Lure That Failed Read by Ed Humpal 1:45
78
The Little Army Read by Eric Lee 2:32
79
The Broken Drum Read by Eric Lee 1:51
80
The Boy Soldier Read by KevinS 1:22
81
A Bear Story Read by Phil Schempf 2:24
82
When Pa Comes Home Read by HannahWishbone 2:21
83
The Joy of a Dog Read by Phil Schempf 1:20
84
Up to the Ceiling Read by Eric Lee 1:25
85
Answering Him Read by Wayne Cooke 2:14
86
The Bumps and Bruises Doctor Read by Eric Lee 1:24
87
Real Swimming Read by KevinS 1:54
88
Always Saying “Don’t!” Read by Wayne Cooke 1:48
89
No Children! Read by Wayne Cooke 2:26
90
To a Little Girl Read by Wayne Cooke 2:32
91
A Feller's Hat Read by Ed Humpal 1:46
92
Practicing Time Read by Renelle 2:27
93
When There's Company for Tea Read by Grace Buchanan 1:49
94
The Good Little Boy Read by Grace Buchanan 1:46
95
The Finest Age Read by Grace Buchanan 2:09
96
Out-of-Doors Read by Ed Humpal 2:20
97
My Paw Said So Read by Wayne Cooke 1:56
98
A Boy and His Dad Read by Phil Schempf 1:53
99
A Boy's Hope for the Future Read by Wayne Perry 1:34
100
Couldn't Live Without You Read by Fernando Borrego 1:44
101
Leader of the Gang Read by Eric Lee 1:52
102
Little Girls Are Best Read by Theoden Humphrey 2:01
103
What Home's Intended For Read by Theoden Humphrey 2:12
104
Aw Gee Whiz! Read by Eric Lee 1:27
105
The Living Beauties Read by Sarah Brown 1:25
106
Story Telling Read by Fernando Borrego 2:13
107
The World and Bud Read by April6090 1:37
108
The Choir Boy Read by Garfield Dsouza 1:45
109
To the Little Baby Read by Wayne Perry 1:57
110
Pretending Not to See Read by Theoden Humphrey 2:26
111
The Fairy and the Robin Read by Ed Humpal 2:07
112
The Spoiler Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin 1:50
113
High Chair Days Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin 2:46
114
Rich Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin 1:36
115
Dirty Hands Read by Ed Humpal 2:09
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