Mother Goose in Prose

L. Frank Baum (1856 - 1919)

Whether Mother Goose was a real person or a myth, the songs that are attributed to her name are what we remember from our childhood. Some of these nursery rhymes are complete tales in themselves. There are others which are mere suggestions, leaving the imagination to weave in the details of the story. Many of the rhymes’ origins even at the time of this books writing, could be traced back decades or centuries. L Frank Baum in 1897, while living in Chicago, collected the rhymes and created short stories around them which add context and understanding for children who are drawn to the familiar melodies. (Summary by Westwinds12)

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Introduction Barbara Wedge
00:09:55
Play 02 Singa Song o Sixpense Westwinds12
00:14:10
Play 03 Little Boy Blue Westwinds12
00:18:22
Play 04 The Cat and the Fiddle Westwinds12
00:10:00
Play 05 The Black Sheep Westwinds12
00:09:57
Play 06 Old King Cole Westwinds12
00:13:06
Play 07 Mistress Mary Patricia Oakley
00:17:36
Play 08 The Wondrous Wise Man Andrew Lebrun
00:12:14
Play 09 What Little Jack Horner Did Christie Nowak
00:09:39
Play 10 The Man in the Moon Julian Jamison
00:12:29
Play 11 The Jolly Miller Christie Nowak
00:10:59
Play 12 The Little Man and His Little Gun Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)
00:11:42
Play 13 Hickory Dickory Dock Patricia Oakley
00:10:32
Play 14 Little Bo-Peep Barbara Wedge
00:12:08
Play 15 The Story of Tommy Tucker JemmaBlythe
00:10:35
Play 16 Pussy Cat Mew Patricia Oakley
00:07:27
Play 17 How the Beggars Came To Town Charlene Harris
00:19:18
Play 18 Tom The Piper’s Son Judy Bieber
00:08:21
Play 19 Humpty Dumpty Patricia Oakley
00:16:22
Play 20 The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Christiane Levesque
00:11:00
Play 21 Little Miss Muffet Brennan Holtzclaw
00:11:49
Play 22 Three Wise Men of Gotham David Barnes
00:16:14
Play 23 Little Bun Rabbit Judy Bieber
00:12:29