Aug 1, 2026 · 2 hr 25 min · 13 segments
Granny's Wonderful Chair (Dramatic Reading) by Frances Browne invites listeners into a world of imagination and wonder through the enchanting tale of a magical chair that transports its occupants to…
For more information, or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. stories old and new a small chosen library is like a walled garden where a child may safely play in that charmed seclusion the love of books like the love of flowers grows of itself if the reading habit is to be acquired the child ought from the first to be given real books which may be handled with pleasure and kept with pride books containing literature suited to its own age this volume belongs to a series of stories old and new which has been prepared specially for children the books have been carefully chosen so as to include along with many charming stories by the best children's authors of to-day a due proportion of those older tales which never grow old to secure simplicity and right gradation the text has been prepared to suit the different ages of readers care has been given to the illustration print and binding of the series for it is believed that this is the best way to secure from the children that careful handling of the volumes which is the mark of the true book-lover Chapter 1.
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For more information, or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. stories old and new a small chosen library is like a walled garden where a child may safely play in that charmed seclusion the love of books like the love of flowers grows of itself if the reading habit is to be acquired the child ought from the first to be given real books which may be handled with pleasure and kept with pride books containing literature suited to its own age this volume belongs to a series of stories old and new which has been prepared specially for children the books have been carefully chosen so as to include along with many charming stories by the best children's authors of to-day a due proportion of those older tales which never grow old to secure simplicity and right gradation the text has been prepared to suit the different ages of readers care has been given to the illustration print and binding of the series for it is believed that this is the best way to secure from the children that careful handling of the volumes which is the mark of the true book-lover Chapter 1.
