The Wishing Shelf
So many books, so little time.
Help us decide which ones to bring to the catalog. Request a title and we’ll move it into the recording studio as readers ask for it — at 5 requests it joins Coming soon.
128 matchesClear all
- Gutta-Percha WillieGeorge MacDonald · 8–12~5h 20m1873Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Jack and JillLouisa May Alcott · 8–12~10h 20m1880Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Jan of the WindmillJuliana Horatia Ewing · 10–14~9h 14m1876Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Just DavidEleanor H. Porter · 8–12~6h 34m1916Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The King of the Golden RiverJohn Ruskin · All ages1851Allegory & fable0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Lads and Lasses of LangleyCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–141881Family & household—0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Light PrincessGeorge MacDonald · 8–12~1h 40m1864Allegory & fable0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Lilac Fairy BookAndrew Lang · 6–10~11h 3m1910Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Little Engine That CouldWatty Piper · All ages1930Children's classics—0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Little Fishers and Their NetsPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14~10h 15m1887Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Little Lucy’s Wonderful GlobeCharlotte M. Yonge · 8–12~1h 58m1871Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Little MerchantOliver Optic · 6–10~37m1862Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Lost Nellie, and Other StoriesPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14~25m1887Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- MaezliJohanna Spyri · 8–12~7h 8m1891Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Mary Burton Abroad, and Other StoriesPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–141882Family & household—0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Millions of CatsWanda Gág · All ages1928Children's classics—0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- MonteaglePansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14~2h 50m1888Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Mopsa the FairyJean Ingelow · 8–121869Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- More BywordsCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–14~6h 28m1890Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- More English Fairy TalesJoseph Jacobs · 6–10~6h 43m1894Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Mother Carey’s ChickensKate Douglas Wiggin · 10–14~8h 5m1911Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Mother Goose, or the Old Nursery RhymesKate Greenaway · All ages~11m1881Poetry & hymns0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- My Book House: From the Tower WindowOlive Beaupré Miller · All ages1920Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- My Book House: In the NurseryOlive Beaupré Miller · All ages1920Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- My Book House: The Latch KeyOlive Beaupré Miller · All ages1920Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- My Book House: The Treasure ChestOlive Beaupré Miller · All ages1920Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- My Book House: Through Fairy HallsOlive Beaupré Miller · All ages1920Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- My Book House: Up One Pair of StairsOlive Beaupré Miller · All ages1920Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- New Chronicles of RebeccaKate Douglas Wiggin · 10–14~6h 49m1907Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- New Year’s Tangles, and Other StoriesPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–141884Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Old Greek StoriesJames Baldwin · 8–12~4h 50m1895Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Old-Fashioned Fairy TalesJuliana Horatia Ewing · All ages1882Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- An Old-Fashioned GirlLouisa May Alcott · 10–14~11h 22m1870Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Olive Fairy BookAndrew Lang · 6–10~10h 25m1907Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Orange Fairy BookAndrew Lang · 6–10~11h 0m1906Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Pansy’s Home Story BookPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 8–12~4h 19m1896Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Pansy’s Sunday BookPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 8–12~12h 31m1895Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Pepper and Salt; or, Seasoning for Young FolkHoward Pyle · 6–10~3h 13m1885Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Picnic PartyOliver Optic · 6–10~35m1862Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Pigeon PieCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–14~3h 2m1860History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Poems of ChildhoodEugene Field · 6–10~2h 30m1904Poetry & hymns0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Probable SonsAmy Le Feuvre · 6–10~2h 24m1895Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Proud and LazyOliver Optic · 6–10~2h 23m1862Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- P’s and Q’s; Or, The Question of Putting UponCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–141872Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Racketty-Packetty HouseFrances Hodgson Burnett · 6–10~1h 1m1906Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Railroad Building, and Other StoriesPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14~1h 6m1885Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Ranald Bannerman’s BoyhoodGeorge MacDonald · 10–14~7h 59m1871Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Real Mother GooseBlanche Fisher Wright · All ages~1h 47m1916Poetry & hymns0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmKate Douglas Wiggin · 10–14~8h 11m1903Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Red Book of Animal StoriesAndrew Lang · 6–101899Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
| Title | Source | Requests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gutta-Percha Willie George MacDonald · 8–12 | ~5h 20m | 1873 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Jack and Jill Louisa May Alcott · 8–12 | ~10h 20m | 1880 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Jan of the Windmill Juliana Horatia Ewing · 10–14 | ~9h 14m | 1876 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Just David Eleanor H. Porter · 8–12 | ~6h 34m | 1916 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The King of the Golden River John Ruskin · All ages | — | 1851 | Allegory & fable | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Lads and Lasses of Langley Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | — | 1881 | Family & household | — | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Light Princess George MacDonald · 8–12 | ~1h 40m | 1864 | Allegory & fable | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 6–10 | ~11h 3m | 1910 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Little Engine That Could Watty Piper · All ages | — | 1930 | Children's classics | — | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Little Fishers and Their Nets Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14 | ~10h 15m | 1887 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Little Lucy’s Wonderful Globe Charlotte M. Yonge · 8–12 | ~1h 58m | 1871 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Little Merchant Oliver Optic · 6–10 | ~37m | 1862 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Lost Nellie, and Other Stories Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14 | ~25m | 1887 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Maezli Johanna Spyri · 8–12 | ~7h 8m | 1891 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Mary Burton Abroad, and Other Stories Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14 | — | 1882 | Family & household | — | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Millions of Cats Wanda Gág · All ages | — | 1928 | Children's classics | — | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Monteagle Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14 | ~2h 50m | 1888 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Mopsa the Fairy Jean Ingelow · 8–12 | — | 1869 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| More Bywords Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | ~6h 28m | 1890 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| More English Fairy Tales Joseph Jacobs · 6–10 | ~6h 43m | 1894 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Mother Carey’s Chickens Kate Douglas Wiggin · 10–14 | ~8h 5m | 1911 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Mother Goose, or the Old Nursery Rhymes Kate Greenaway · All ages | ~11m | 1881 | Poetry & hymns | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| My Book House: From the Tower Window Olive Beaupré Miller · All ages | — | 1920 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| My Book House: In the Nursery Olive Beaupré Miller · All ages | — | 1920 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| My Book House: The Latch Key Olive Beaupré Miller · All ages | — | 1920 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| My Book House: The Treasure Chest Olive Beaupré Miller · All ages | — | 1920 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| My Book House: Through Fairy Halls Olive Beaupré Miller · All ages | — | 1920 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| My Book House: Up One Pair of Stairs Olive Beaupré Miller · All ages | — | 1920 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| New Chronicles of Rebecca Kate Douglas Wiggin · 10–14 | ~6h 49m | 1907 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| New Year’s Tangles, and Other Stories Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14 | — | 1884 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Old Greek Stories James Baldwin · 8–12 | ~4h 50m | 1895 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales Juliana Horatia Ewing · All ages | — | 1882 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| An Old-Fashioned Girl Louisa May Alcott · 10–14 | ~11h 22m | 1870 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Olive Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 6–10 | ~10h 25m | 1907 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Orange Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 6–10 | ~11h 0m | 1906 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Pansy’s Home Story Book Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 8–12 | ~4h 19m | 1896 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Pansy’s Sunday Book Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 8–12 | ~12h 31m | 1895 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Pepper and Salt; or, Seasoning for Young Folk Howard Pyle · 6–10 | ~3h 13m | 1885 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Picnic Party Oliver Optic · 6–10 | ~35m | 1862 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Pigeon Pie Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | ~3h 2m | 1860 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Poems of Childhood Eugene Field · 6–10 | ~2h 30m | 1904 | Poetry & hymns | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Probable Sons Amy Le Feuvre · 6–10 | ~2h 24m | 1895 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Proud and Lazy Oliver Optic · 6–10 | ~2h 23m | 1862 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| P’s and Q’s; Or, The Question of Putting Upon Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | — | 1872 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Racketty-Packetty House Frances Hodgson Burnett · 6–10 | ~1h 1m | 1906 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Railroad Building, and Other Stories Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 10–14 | ~1h 6m | 1885 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood George MacDonald · 10–14 | ~7h 59m | 1871 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Real Mother Goose Blanche Fisher Wright · All ages | ~1h 47m | 1916 | Poetry & hymns | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Kate Douglas Wiggin · 10–14 | ~8h 11m | 1903 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Red Book of Animal Stories Andrew Lang · 6–10 | — | 1899 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |