Tommy and the Wishing Stone: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tommy and the Wishing Stone, credited to Thornton W. Burgess, 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 Tommy and the Wishing Stone by Thornton W. Burgess. Read in English by SweetHome This is the story about Tommy and how he came to better understand the animals around him. Tommy has a favourite stone that he likes to sit upon to think about his day and ponder his troubles. He comes to name this stone the wishing-stone, as it seems to grant his impulsive wishes to become various animals that happen to cross his path while sitting there. Tommy learns first-hand about the exciting life of these animals and gains a new perspective after each exciting adventure. - Summary by SweetHome

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tommy and the Wishing Stone
• Author credits: Thornton W. Burgess
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 4:45:15

Catalogue topics

• Peter Rabbit
• children's fiction
• nature fiction
• children's book
• reddy fox
• talking animals
• racoon
• jerry muskrat

Track guide

1. 01 - Tommy and the Wishing-Stone — 20:06
2. 02 - Why Tommy Became a Friend of Red Squirrels — 23:11
3. 03 - Why Peter Rabbit Has One Less Enemy — 21:36
4. 04 - How It Happened That Reddy Fox Gained a Friend — 25:19
5. 05 - How Tommy Envied Honker the Goose — 23:47
6. 06 - Tommy Becomes a Very Humble Person — 25:08
7. 07 - Why Tommy Took up All His Traps — 26:48
8. 08 - How Tommy Learned to Admire Thunderer the Ruffed Grouse — 25:52
9. 09 - What Happened When Tommy Became a Mink — 22:00
10. 10 - The Pleasures and Troubles of Bobby Coon — 22:52
11. 11 - Tommy Becomes a Furry Engineer — 25:10
12. 12 - Tommy Learns What It Is like to Be a Bear — 23:26

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