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Tag: Childrens books

  • The Robin’s Christmas

      This sweet story is from Our Darlings, a British publication that I acquired in York, England. THE ROBIN’S CHRISTMAS. The Robin was fast asleep in his nest when the bells began to ring. He really could not help waking up, they made such a Ding dong, ding, ding, ding, ding, dong, dong, dong, dong.…

  • The Father Christmas

    A long time back we talked of Our Darlings, a book I got while I was in England in 2010. It’s hard to tell when it was published, because sometimes they didn’t put years on the copyright page. This is especially true with British publications. I think this is from the 20s. THE FATHER CHRISTMAS.…

  • Winter

    This is from The Little Guardian, from the 1800s. It’s a small volume with cute stories in it. It’s hard to tell in what part of the 1800s it was made. This poem is old, and probably was forgotten as soon as it was first read, but it has an important message. Be kind to…

  • A Letter From A Christmas Turkey

    This little story is from a book with no date, and, unfortunately, has no name that I know of. This is because – horror of all horrors! – it has no cover. My guess is that it is from the 1890s-early 1900s. I call it the Bunny Book, because the first story in the book…

  • Snow!

    Whether you come from a place that snows in winter or not, you may be aware that winter and Christmas is often associated with snow. I thought it would be fun to include winter-and-Christmas-centered poems and stories this month. I even have some neat children’s songs coming up! The following cute stories and poems come…