1000 Good Books Podcast - Young Listeners

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The Velveteen rabbit was written in 1921 by British author Margery Williams. Williams, who became a professional writer at 19, wrote the Velveteen Rabbit (her first children’s book) at the age of 41. It has remained her most famous book. Its themes of sorrow, loss, and “becoming real” have resonated with generations ever since.

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Old Fashioned Fairy tales was written by British author Juliana Horatia Ewing. Ewing was born in 1843 and she was the second oldest of a family with 10 children. Her father was a Vicar in the church of England and her Mother was an author of children’s books. She and her siblings were educated primarily at home where they enjoyed drama, botany and liter…

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Thornton Waldo Burgess was an American nature conservationist and writer. He was the author of more than 170 books, including his “bed time stories” about the adventures of woodland animals.

The Adventures of Old Man Coyote was published in 1916.

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Thornton Waldo Burgess was an American nature conservationist and writer. He was the author of more than 170 books, including his “bed time stories” about the adventures of woodland animals.

The Adventures of Prickly Porky was published in 1916.

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English Fairy Tales is a collection of stories gathered and edited by Australian author Joseph Jacobs. It was published in 1890. Born to a Jewish family in Sydney Australia, Jacobs went on to leave Australia at the age of 18 to study at Cambridge in England, furthering his studies in Germany and Spain, and eventually settling permanently in the United S…

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The Princess and the Goblin was written by Scottish author, George MacDonald and was published in 1872. MacDonald and his wife Louisa had 11 children. George MacDonald is considered one of the fathers of modern fantasy literature, having published many fantasy novels and fairy tales. He had a tremendous impact on future writers of fantasy including Lewi…

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The Just So Stories were published in 1902. Rudyard Kipling was born in India to British parents. Although he only lived in India as a young child, this experience was the inspiration for much of his writing, especially his most well known book, The Jungle Book as well as for the Just so Stories you are about to listen to. The just-so stories are a well…

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Aesop’s fables are a collection of short stories handed down through tradition from ancient Greece. None of Aesop’s writings survive, and little is know about him, although Aristotle, Herodotus and Plutarch all have stories about his life. Ancient sources suggest that he was born around 600 BC. His fables, many using anthropomorphic animals to teach …

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Thornton Waldo Burgess was an American nature conservationist and writer. He was the author of more than 170 books, including his “bed time stories” about the adventures of woodland animals. The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad was published in 1916.

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Thornton Waldo Burgess was an American nature conservationist and writer. He was the author of more than 170 books, including his “bed time stories” about the adventures of woodland animals. The Adventures of Buster Bear was published in 1916.