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Up One Pair of Stairs of My Bookhouse

Various and Olive Beaupre Miller (1883 - 1968)

Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, contained the best in children's literature, stories, poems and nursery rhymes. They progressed in difficulty through the different volumes. (Summary by Maria Therese)

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Poetry, Short works

Language: English

Group: My Bookhouse Series

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The Wonderful World	Emily Jones	00:01:00
Play 02	The Cap that Mother Made: A Swedish Tale	Margaret M. Rodeheaver	00:07:17
Play 03	Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful Cats	Verity Kendall	00:02:34
Play 04	How the Finch Got Her Colors: A Flemish Legend	Julia Niedermaier	00:02:35
Play 05	The Goldfinch	Julia Niedermaier	00:00:59
Play 06	The Owl	Snapdragon	00:01:18
Play 07	The Owl's Answer to Tommy	Verity Kendall	00:10:56
Play 08	An Explanation of the Grasshopper	Verity Kendall	00:00:46
Play 09	Snow-White and Rose-Red	Michele Eaton	00:14:20
Play 10	The Story of a Caterpillar	hollya	00:07:52
Play 11	The Brooklet's Story	hollya	00:08:22
Play 12	The Brook Song	Snapdragon	00:01:30
Play 13	The Brownies in the Toy Shop	Snapdragon	00:04:22
Play 14	The Song Sparrow	Snapdragon	00:01:34
Play 15	The Tongue-Cut Sparrow	Julia Niedermaier	00:05:31
Play 16	Little Maid of Far Japan	Julia Niedermaier	00:01:10
Play 17	The Foolish, Timid, Little Hare: An East Indian Fable	hollya	00:05:56
Play 18	The Coming of the King	Margaret M. Rodeheaver	00:04:05
Play 19	He Prayeth Best	Grace	00:00:47
Play 20	Nurse's Song	Eden Rea-Hedrick	00:01:21
Play 21	The Honest Woodman	ianwillis	00:05:15
Play 22	The Battle of the Firefly and the Apes: A Filipino Tale	Margaret M. Rodeheaver	00:05:48
Play 23	Twinkling Bugs	Donna Winters	00:01:04
Play 24	A Child in a Mexican Garden	Ratandeep Singh	00:01:29
Play 25	Barry, A Dog of the Alps	Pamela Krantz	00:03:15
Play 26	Who Can Crack Nuts?	Epistomolus	00:00:57
Play 27	The Nutcracker and Sugar Dolly Stories	kandice stehlik	00:24:44
Play 28	Ducks' Ditty	CaprishaPage	00:01:19
Play 29	The Right Time to Laugh: An Australian Tale	Peter Jones	00:06:22
Play 30	Legend of the Water: An Ojibway Tale	Javinne J. McCoy	00:05:21
Play 31	Indian Children	Verity Kendall	00:01:04
Play 32	Down on the Shore	Verity Kendall	00:01:16
Play 33	Clytie	Pamela Krantz	00:06:28
Play 34	How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats	Suebee	00:07:44
Play 35	Little Goody Two-Shoes	Michele Eaton	00:06:51
Play 36	The Little Busy Bee	Sandra Luna	00:01:16
Play 37	The Story of Li'l' Hannibal	Margaret M. Rodeheaver	00:07:59
Play 38	A Story About the Little Rabbits	kandice stehlik	00:04:42
Play 39	Child's Play	A Quiet Girl	00:02:33
Play 40	Jamie Watt and His Grandmother's Tea Kettle	hollya	00:05:45
Play 41	The Bird of Paradise: A Tale of Papua (New Guinea)	Demosthenes	00:08:09
Play 42	Doll I' the Grass: A Norse Folk Tale	Kristel Tretter	00:05:41
Play 43	Friends	Michele Eaton	00:01:17
Play 44	Cinderella	CaprishaPage	00:14:49
Play 45	Judging by Appearances	Epistomolus	00:01:15
Play 46	The Twelve Dancing Princesses	Verity Kendall	00:08:14
Play 47	Peeny Pen Pone	Ratandeep Singh	00:02:57
Play 48	The Boy Hero of Harlem: A Legend of Holland	Tk	00:03:23
Play 49	The Fisherman and His Wife	Peter Jones	00:13:22
Play 50	The Sandy Road: A Jataka Tale	Snapdragon	00:05:00
Play 51	Rain in Summer	CaprishaPage	00:01:24
Play 52	The Story of Christopher Columber	Pamela Krantz	00:17:20
Play 53	In Columbus' Time	Pamela Krantz	00:00:51
Play 54	Farewell to the Farm	Eden Rea-Hedrick	00:01:22
Play 55	Christening the Baby in Russia	Grace	00:13:55
Play 56	The Birches	Grace	00:00:45
Play 57	The Little Snow Maiden: A Russian Folk Tale	mlcui	00:09:51
Play 58	Boots and His Brothers	mlcui	00:10:51
Play 59	A Roumanian Folk Song	Grace	00:00:48
Play 60	The Selfish Giant	Eden Rea-Hedrick	00:06:29
Play 61	Elsa and the Ten Elves: A Swedish Fairy Tale	Michele Eaton	00:05:56
Play 62	A Psalm of David	CaprishaPage	00:01:49
Play 63	The Feast of Tabernacles (The First Thanksgiving Festival)	Grace	00:03:14
Play 64	We Thank Thee	Grace	00:01:01
Play 65	Marjorie's Almanac	Grace	00:02:03
Play 66	The Story of Tom Thumb: An English Folk Tale	Kristel Tretter	00:12:36
Play 67	The Girl Who Used Her Wits: A Chinese Folk Tale	Demosthenes	00:08:02
Play 68	Heidi in the Alpine Pasture	kandice stehlik	00:19:27
Play 69	Betsy Ross and the First American Flag	kandice stehlik	00:07:18
Play 70	The Babe of Bethlehem	Kristel Tretter	00:04:06
Play 71	A Child's Thought of God	Kristel Tretter	00:01:37
Play 72	Piccola	Kristel Tretter	00:07:59
Play 73	Hassan, the Arab, and His Horse	mlcui	00:07:58
Play 74	The Arab to His Horse	Donna Winters	00:01:32
Play 75	Blunder	Muffy Rosiji	00:13:05
Play 76	Toads and Diamonds	Kristel Tretter	00:07:35
Play 77	The Barber's	Donna Winters	00:01:12
Play 78	Dick Whittington and His Cat	Peter Jones	00:16:41
Play 79	The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express	Peter Jones	00:14:53
Play 80	Old Johnny Appleseed	Verity Kendall	00:06:41
Play 81	The Planting of the Apple Tree	Snapdragon	00:01:37
Play 82	The Fairy Who Judged Her Neighbors	Deon Gines	00:15:11
Play 83	Ariel's Song	Grace	00:00:46
Play 84	Song of the Leprechaun or Fairy Shoemaker	Julia Niedermaier	00:01:16
Play 85	Jack and the Beanstalk	mlcui	00:22:10
Play 86	The Circus Parade	Snapdragon	00:01:50
Play 87	Ikwa and Annowee	kandice stehlik	00:08:56
Play 88	Bikku Matti	Muffy Rosiji	00:22:20
Play 89	Master of All Masters	Eden Rea-Hedrick	00:02:21
Play 90	The Moon's the North Wind's Cooky	Snapdragon	00:01:00
Play 91	The Owl and the Pussy Cat	Snapdragon	00:01:49
Play 92	Thumbelisa	Ann Boulais	00:22:53
Play 93	Hiawatha's Childhood	Snapdragon	00:03:52
Play 94	Beyond the Toll-Gate	Lynne T	00:17:56
Play 95	The Peddler's Caravan	Donna Winters	00:01:16
Play 96	To a Butterfly	Demosthenes	00:01:19

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