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Rhymes of Childhood

Edgar A. Guest (1881 - 1959)

Not nursery rhymes, but poems about different scenes of childhood. Poems about Grandpa, Grandma, story time, castor oil, “Wait till your pa comes home!”, and many more. These are sure to evoke nostalgia, lots of smiles, and maybe a couple sighs or tears. - Summary by TriciaG

Genre(s): Poetry, Single author

Language: English

Keyword(s): poetry (1793), children (1085), family (197), childhood (53), home (17)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	How the Baby Learned to Smile	Tomas Dorrington-Hardin	00:02:10
Play 02	Grandma	Tomas Dorrington-Hardin	00:02:22
Play 03	Habits	Tomas Dorrington-Hardin	00:01:49
Play 04	The Path o’ Little Children	Ed Humpal	00:01:50
Play 05	Just a Boy	Sonrisa Jones	00:01:28
Play 06	The New Little Gimmie	Sonrisa Jones	00:01:30
Play 07	The Woe of an Unwilling Orator	Sonrisa Jones	00:01:36
Play 08	A Christmas Story	Tomas Dorrington-Hardin	00:01:57
Play 09	Weaning the Baby	ThoughtfulWilderness	00:01:42
Play 10	The First Step	ThoughtfulWilderness	00:01:26
Play 11	Wishing	Sonrisa Jones	00:01:12
Play 12	Where the Children Meet	Sonrisa Jones	00:01:49
Play 13	When We Were Kids	Phil Schempf	00:02:02
Play 14	A Baby in the House	Jenn Broda	00:01:31
Play 15	Our Son	Fernando Borrego	00:01:29
Play 16	Come Back, You Little Feller	Fernando Borrego	00:02:33
Play 17	Sticky Fingers	Larry Wilson	00:02:01
Play 18	Janet’s Morning Bath	Trax	00:01:43
Play 19	The Family Disgrace	Trax	00:01:39
Play 20	The Lanes of Boyhood	Larry Wilson	00:02:02
Play 21	Fractions	Fernando Borrego	00:01:44
Play 22	The Human Stage Coach	Wayne Perry	00:01:27
Play 23	The Rough Little Rascal	Phil Schempf	00:01:22
Play 24	At Sixteen Months	Diya Khurana	00:01:45
Play 25	Baby Feet	Diya Khurana	00:01:46
Play 26	A Fairy Story	Jenn Broda	00:02:11
Play 27	“Where’s Mamma?”	Diya Khurana	00:01:26
Play 28	The Boy and the Flag	Diya Khurana	00:01:55
Play 29	When a Little Baby Dies	Francesco Dembinski	00:01:31
Play 30	A Boy and His Stomach	Larry Wilson	00:01:38
Play 31	Lullaby	Jenn Broda	00:01:44
Play 32	The Man to Be	Phil Schempf	00:02:20
Play 33	The Summer Children	Francesco Dembinski	00:01:27
Play 34	The Old Wooden Tub	WillJ	00:01:48
Play 35	Dr. Johnson’s Picture Cow	Tomas Dorrington-Hardin	00:02:36
Play 36	The Approach of Christmas	Tomas Dorrington-Hardin	00:02:20
Play 37	A Boy and His Dog	Phil Schempf	00:01:23
Play 38	Boy or Girl?	Jenn Broda	00:02:10
Play 39	“Wait Till Your Pa Comes Home”	Fernando Borrego	00:01:55
Play 40	Nothing to Laugh At	Wayne Cooke	00:02:18
Play 41	Teach Them of the Flag	Wayne Cooke	00:01:28
Play 42	Daddies	Larry Wilson	00:01:30
Play 43	The Toy-Strewn Home	Jenn Broda	00:01:59
Play 44	Last Night the Baby Cried	Greg Dietz	00:01:26
Play 45	Little Fishermen	Sarah Brown	00:01:50
Play 46	The Cookie-Lady	Wayne Cooke	00:02:01
Play 47	Being Brave at Night	Meetali10	00:02:36
Play 48	Pleasure's Signs	Garfield Dsouza	00:01:37
Play 49	Little Girls	Trax	00:02:27
Play 50	Dinner-Time	Wayne Perry	00:01:32
Play 51	Castor Oil	Wayne Perry	00:01:48
Play 52	At Dawn	Fernando Borrego	00:01:57
Play 53	Bud Discusses Cleanliness	Trax	00:02:44
Play 54	The Children	Wayne Cooke	00:01:55
Play 55	His Example	Jenn Broda	00:01:43
Play 56	The Fun of Forgiving	Larry Wilson	00:01:42
Play 57	The Right Family	Wayne Cooke	00:02:10
Play 58	Tonsils	Diya Khurana	00:02:08
Play 59	As It Goes	Wayne Cooke	00:01:49
Play 60	When the Soap Gets in Your Eye	Diya Khurana	00:02:05
Play 61	I Don't Want to Go to Bed	Renelle	00:01:59
Play 62	Morning Brigands	Eric Lee	00:01:47
Play 63	Aunty	Garfield Dsouza	00:01:54
Play 64	Different	Garfield Dsouza	00:02:05
Play 65	A Fine Sight	Eric Lee	00:01:27
Play 66	A Boy at Christmas	Larry Wilson	00:02:22
Play 67	The Cut-Down Trousers	Garfield Dsouza	00:01:42
Play 68	The Little Hurts	Laurel Emerson	00:01:28
Play 69	Grown Up	Laurel Emerson	00:01:31
Play 70	Grandpa	Phil Schempf	00:02:05
Play 71	Pa Did It	Garfield Dsouza	00:01:43
Play 72	The Doctor	Eric Lee	00:01:41
Play 73	The Little Velvet Suit	Eric Lee	00:02:25
Play 74	Spoiling Them	Eric Lee	00:01:49
Play 75	Story Time	Wayne Cooke	00:02:14
Play 76	Another Mouth to Feed	Josie3144	00:01:34
Play 77	The Lure That Failed	Ed Humpal	00:01:45
Play 78	The Little Army	Eric Lee	00:02:32
Play 79	The Broken Drum	Eric Lee	00:01:51
Play 80	The Boy Soldier	KevinS	00:01:22
Play 81	A Bear Story	Phil Schempf	00:02:24
Play 82	When Pa Comes Home	HannahWishbone	00:02:21
Play 83	The Joy of a Dog	Phil Schempf	00:01:20
Play 84	Up to the Ceiling	Eric Lee	00:01:25
Play 85	Answering Him	Wayne Cooke	00:02:14
Play 86	The Bumps and Bruises Doctor	Eric Lee	00:01:24
Play 87	Real Swimming	KevinS	00:01:54
Play 88	Always Saying “Don’t!”	Wayne Cooke	00:01:48
Play 89	No Children!	Wayne Cooke	00:02:26
Play 90	To a Little Girl	Wayne Cooke	00:02:32
Play 91	A Feller's Hat	Ed Humpal	00:01:46
Play 92	Practicing Time	Renelle	00:02:27
Play 93	When There's Company for Tea	Grace Buchanan	00:01:49
Play 94	The Good Little Boy	Grace Buchanan	00:01:46
Play 95	The Finest Age	Grace Buchanan	00:02:09
Play 96	Out-of-Doors	Ed Humpal	00:02:20
Play 97	My Paw Said So	Wayne Cooke	00:01:56
Play 98	A Boy and His Dad	Phil Schempf	00:01:53
Play 99	A Boy's Hope for the Future	Wayne Perry	00:01:34
Play 100	Couldn't Live Without You	Fernando Borrego	00:01:44
Play 101	Leader of the Gang	Eric Lee	00:01:52
Play 102	Little Girls Are Best	Theoden Humphrey	00:02:01
Play 103	What Home's Intended For	Theoden Humphrey	00:02:12
Play 104	Aw Gee Whiz!	Eric Lee	00:01:27
Play 105	The Living Beauties	Sarah Brown	00:01:25
Play 106	Story Telling	Fernando Borrego	00:02:13
Play 107	The World and Bud	April6090	00:01:37
Play 108	The Choir Boy	Garfield Dsouza	00:01:45
Play 109	To the Little Baby	Wayne Perry	00:01:57
Play 110	Pretending Not to See	Theoden Humphrey	00:02:26
Play 111	The Fairy and the Robin	Ed Humpal	00:02:07
Play 112	The Spoiler	Tomas Dorrington-Hardin	00:01:50
Play 113	High Chair Days	Tomas Dorrington-Hardin	00:02:46
Play 114	Rich	Tomas Dorrington-Hardin	00:01:36
Play 115	Dirty Hands	Ed Humpal	00:02:09

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