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Cover of A Child’s Garden of Verses

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Gentle Beginnings

6 books · ~8h 9m · ages 8–12 · gentle

A first path into the family library: gentle, lamplit stories and verses that reward a young listener’s attention without ever overwhelming it. Start here, then climb toward the mountain tales.

Continues from Bear Books

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  1. 1
    Cover of A Child’s Garden of VersesFree

    A Child’s Garden of Verses

    Robert Louis Stevenson

    4–8 · 46m

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  2. 2
    Cover of The Aesop for ChildrenFree

    The Aesop for Children

    Aesop

    4–8 · 2h 20m

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  3. 3
    Cover of Andersen’s Fairy TalesFree

    Andersen’s Fairy Tales

    Hans Christian Andersen

    6–10 · 0s

  4. 4
    Cover of Parables from NatureFree

    Parables from Nature

    Margaret Gatty

    6–10 · 0s

  5. 5
    Cover of Winnie-the-PoohFree

    Winnie-the-Pooh

    A. A. Milne

    6–10 · 2h 20m

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  6. 6
    Cover of The House at Pooh CornerFree

    The House at Pooh Corner

    A. A. Milne

    8–12 · 2h 42m

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Leads into

MacDonald’s Mountain Tales

George MacDonald’s luminous fairy tales of faith and courage.