Rhymes of Childhood: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Rhymes of Childhood, credited to Edgar A. Guest, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Rhymes of Childhood by Edgar A. Guest. Read in English by volunteer readers. 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Rhymes of Childhood
• Author credits: Edgar A. Guest
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 115
• Listed recording duration: 3:36:59

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• children
• family
• childhood
• home

Opening tracks: first 24 of 115

1. 001 - How the Baby Learned to Smile — 2:10
2. 002 - Grandma — 2:22
3. 003 - Habits — 1:49
4. 004 - The Path o’ Little Children — 1:50
5. 005 - Just a Boy — 1:28
6. 006 - The New Little Gimmie — 1:30
7. 007 - The Woe of an Unwilling Orator — 1:36
8. 008 - A Christmas Story — 1:57
9. 009 - Weaning the Baby — 1:42
10. 010 - The First Step — 1:26
11. 011 - Wishing — 1:12
12. 012 - Where the Children Meet — 1:49
13. 013 - When We Were Kids — 2:02
14. 014 - A Baby in the House — 1:31
15. 015 - Our Son — 1:29
16. 016 - Come Back, You Little Feller — 2:33
17. 017 - Sticky Fingers — 2:01
18. 018 - Janet’s Morning Bath — 1:43
19. 019 - The Family Disgrace — 1:39
20. 020 - The Lanes of Boyhood — 2:02
21. 021 - Fractions — 1:44
22. 022 - The Human Stage Coach — 1:27
23. 023 - The Rough Little Rascal — 1:22
24. 024 - At Sixteen Months — 1:45

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