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Hamilton Wright Mabie, Edward Everett Hale and William Byron Forbush

Hamilton Wright Mabie, Edward Everett Hale and William Byron Forbush

Hamilton Wright Mabie, Edward Everett Hale and William Byron Forbush were the editors of a book called Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories, The Young Folks Treasury, which brought together stories from more than 50 authors, including Presidents of the USA, poets, essayists, authors, travellers, humorists and more. Most of the stories were not attributed to authors individually, but remain connected through a partial list of authors at the start of the book.

20 Mins+ Adventures Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Arabian Nights Fairy Tales Arabic Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba discovers a wonderful cave of riches... but will the forty thieves discover him?

Short stories for kids Ali Baba 40 Thieves illustration
Age 7-12 All Poems for Kids Animals Classic Children's Poems Gardens Poems for Kids Rhyming Poems

Kindness to Animals

A vintage poem for children about being kind to animals.

Illustration for childrens poem Kindness to Animals
15 Min Stories Adventures Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Animals Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Magic Princes & Princesses Siblings Witches

The Enchanted Stag

A sister and brother escape their wicked stepmother - but the brother is turned into an enchanted stag.

Short stories for kids The Enchanted Stag illustration
10 Min Stories 20 Mins+ Adventures Age 7-12 Heroes Myths Nordic Stories

The Apples of Idun – A Tale of Odin and Loki

Loki, in a temper, must steal the goddess Idun and her apples. But where will the poetry go?

5 Min Stories Age 4-6 All Animals Fables Fairy Tales Illustrated Bedtime Stories Morals

Chicken Licken

An acorn falls on Chicken-licken's head, and the sky falls down!

Illustration for Chicken Licken kids fable
15 Min Stories Adventures Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Vintage Stories Witches

Hansel and Gretel

The classic fairytale about a clever brother and sister, and a gingerbread house...

Illustration for childrens fairy tale Hansel and Gretel
15 Min Stories Adventures Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Animals Chinese Fairy Tales Chinese stories Monsters

Bamboo and the Turtle

A boy called Bamboo helps a turtle escape a temple, and goes on a big adventure.

Chinese childrens story illustration for fairytale Bamboo and the Turtle
10 Min Stories Adventures Age 7-12 Native American Sad

The White Stone Canoe

When a handsome warrior loses his love, he goes to the afterlife to find her.

American Indian children's story fairytale The White Stone Canoe - header illustration
10 Min Stories Age 7-12 Siblings

In Search of a Baby

Little Meg finds friends after getting lost in a forest, looking for a baby.

Illustration for childrens story in search of a baby
5 Min Stories Age 7-12 All Animals Fairy Tales Illustrated Bedtime Stories Myths Native American

The Maiden Who Loved A Fish

An ugly maiden with a beautiful voice makes a trout fall in love with her.

Illustration for kids American Indian story The Maiden Who Loved A Fish
5 Min Stories Age 7-12 All All Fairy Tales Chinese Fairy Tales Chinese stories Fairy Tales Illustrated Bedtime Stories

The Moon-Cake

A big boy tricks a little boy into giving him his cake by comparing it to the moon.

Illustration of moon and starry night for Chinese short story for kids, The Moon-Cake
5 Min Stories Age 4-6 All Animals Fairy Tales Illustrated Bedtime Stories

The Mouse and the Sausage

A mouse tries to be just like her best friend... to bad results!

The Mouse and the Sausage Bedtime Story illustration
20 Mins+ Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales French Fairy Tales Gardens Magic Monsters Princes & Princesses

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty turns herself over to a Beast when her father steals a Rose.

Beauty and the Beast bedtime story
5 Min Stories Age 4-6 All Bedtime Illustrated Bedtime Stories Pigs Toys

Dolly Dimple

Four year old Babs wants her Dolly in the night - but Dolly has other ideas!

Illustration for children's bedtime story Dolly Dimple
10 Min Stories Adventures Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Animals Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Japanese Stories Magic Myths

Son of the Island and the Turtle

Uraschima Taro is kind to a small turtle, who later shows him kindness in return.

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