Short, gentle stories for little listeners, from fables and nursery classics to first chapter books read aloud. Every book here is a free LibriVox recording, and every one is on Little Vox's shelves for ages 0 to 5. Preview a minute of the reader in the app, then send the whole book to your child's Yoto, chapters in order, with the cover.

Other ages: Ages 6 to 10 · Ages 10 to 14 · All free classics

Heroes & Virtue

Fifty Famous Stories Retold coverFifty Famous Stories RetoldJames Baldwin
Heroes Every Child Should Know coverHeroes Every Child Should KnowHamilton Wright Mabie
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines coverA Treasury of Heroes and HeroinesClayton Edwards
English Fairy Tales coverEnglish Fairy TalesFlora Annie Steel
Old Greek Stories coverOld Greek StoriesJames Baldwin
More Jataka Tales coverMore Jataka TalesEllen C. Babbitt
Robin Hood coverRobin HoodAmice MacDonell

Courageous Girls

A Child's Garden of Verses coverA Child's Garden of VersesRobert Louis Stevenson
Sing-Song: a nursery rhyme book coverSing-Song: a nursery rhyme bookChristina Rossetti
With Trumpet and Drum coverWith Trumpet and DrumEugene Field
The Kitten's Garden of Verses coverThe Kitten's Garden of VersesOliver Herford
Alice's Adventure in Wonderland - Abridged coverAlice's Adventure in Wonderland - AbridgedLewis Carroll

The Family Bookshelf

Mother Goose in Prose coverMother Goose in ProseL. Frank Baum
Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter coverGreat Big Treasury of Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter
Rhymes for the Nursery coverRhymes for the NurseryAnn Taylor; Jane Taylor
The Real Mother Goose coverThe Real Mother GooseAnonymous
Children's Short Works, Vol. 032 coverChildren's Short Works, Vol. 032Various
Raggedy Ann Stories coverRaggedy Ann StoriesJohn B. Gruelle
The House at Pooh Corner coverThe House at Pooh CornerA. A. Milne
The Story of the Three Little Pigs coverThe Story of the Three Little PigsL. Leslie Brooke
The Dutch Twins coverThe Dutch TwinsLucy Fitch Perkins
Johnny Crow's Garden coverJohnny Crow's GardenL. Leslie Brooke

Adventure & Exploration

Just So Stories coverJust So StoriesRudyard Kipling
Little Wizard Stories of Oz coverLittle Wizard Stories of OzL. Frank Baum
The Story of Doctor Dolittle coverThe Story of Doctor DolittleHugh Lofting The Jungle Book coverThe Jungle BookRudyard Kipling Winnie the Pooh coverWinnie the PoohA. A. Milne
Uncle Wiggily's Automobile coverUncle Wiggily's AutomobileHoward R. Garis

Moral Imagination

The Light Princess coverThe Light PrincessGeorge MacDonald
Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris coverUncle Remus, by Joel Chandler HarrisJoel Chandler Harris
Aesop's Fables for Children coverAesop's Fables for ChildrenAesop
The King of the Golden River coverThe King of the Golden RiverJohn Ruskin
Jataka Tales coverJataka TalesEllen C. Babbitt
The Pig Brother, and Other Fables and Stories coverThe Pig Brother, and Other Fables and StoriesLaura E. Richards
Three Minute Stories coverThree Minute StoriesLaura E. Richards

Faith & Formation

The Children's Bible coverThe Children's BibleHenry A. Sherman
Wee Ones' Bible Stories coverWee Ones' Bible StoriesAnonymous
Captivating Bible Stories for Young People coverCaptivating Bible Stories for Young PeopleCharlotte Mary Yonge
The Wonder Book of Bible Stories coverThe Wonder Book of Bible StoriesLogan Marshall
Good Morning, Boys and Girls! coverGood Morning, Boys and Girls!Rev. Thomas J. Hosty
Psalms - Selections from the World English Bible Translation coverPsalms - Selections from the World English Bible TranslationWorld English Bible
Hymns of the Christian Church coverHymns of the Christian ChurchVarious
Little Pillows, or Good-Night Thoughts for Little Ones coverLittle Pillows, or Good-Night Thoughts for Little OnesFrances Ridley Havergal

Founding & Freedom

The Child's Book of American Biography coverThe Child's Book of American BiographyMary Stoyell Stimpson
American History Stories Volume 1 coverAmerican History Stories Volume 1Mara L. Pratt
The Story of Abraham Lincoln coverThe Story of Abraham LincolnMary A. Hamilton
George Washington coverGeorge WashingtonCalista McCabe Courtenay

Bedtime Classics

The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse coverThe Adventures of Danny Meadow MouseThornton W. Burgess
Uncle Wiggily's Travels coverUncle Wiggily's TravelsHoward R. Garis
Bed Time Stories for Aidan Christopher 001 coverBed Time Stories for Aidan Christopher 001Various
Old Mother West Wind coverOld Mother West WindThornton W. Burgess
Sandman's Goodnight Stories coverSandman's Goodnight StoriesAbbie Phi;;ips Walker
Selected Lullabies by Eugene Field coverSelected Lullabies by Eugene FieldEugene Field
The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels coverThe Tale of Pony TwinkleheelsArthur Scott Bailey
The Sandman: His Farm Stories coverThe Sandman: His Farm StoriesWilliam John Hopkins
Mother West Wind's Children coverMother West Wind's ChildrenThornton W. Burgess
The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories coverThe Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play StoriesLaura Rountree Smith

Wonder & Creation

The Burgess Animal Book for Children coverThe Burgess Animal Book for ChildrenThornton W. Burgess
The Burgess Bird Book for Children coverThe Burgess Bird Book for ChildrenThornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Reddy Fox coverThe Adventures of Reddy FoxThornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Buster Bear coverThe Adventures of Buster BearThornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Peter Cottontail coverThe Adventures of Peter CottontailThornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Paddy Beaver coverThe Adventures of Paddy BeaverThornton W. Burgess
The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children coverThe Stories Mother Nature Told Her ChildrenJane Andrews
Among the Meadow People coverAmong the Meadow PeopleClara Dillingham Pierson

Dickens & Victorian

Christmas Short Works Collection 2006 coverChristmas Short Works Collection 2006Unknown Author
Christmas Short Works Collection 2022 coverChristmas Short Works Collection 2022Various
Christmas With Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Selection Of Stories coverChristmas With Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Selection Of StoriesLucy Maud Montgomery
Parables from Nature coverParables from NatureMargaret Gatty
The Emerald Story Book coverThe Emerald Story BookVarious
A Book of Nonsense coverA Book of NonsenseEdward Lear
Verses for Children coverVerses for ChildrenJuliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
Five Minutes' Stories coverFive Minutes' StoriesMary Louisa Molesworth

Boys of Grit

Mother Stories coverMother StoriesMaud Lindsay
Thirty More Famous Stories Retold coverThirty More Famous Stories RetoldJames Baldwin
The Little Lame Prince coverThe Little Lame PrinceMiss Mulock
Daniel Boone coverDaniel BooneKatharine Elliott Wilkie
The Story of a Bold Tin Soldier coverThe Story of a Bold Tin SoldierLaura Lee Hope

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