Mimi’s Chapter Books and Stories

An old book by Lillian Hoban

1962 fun old book

Along with several grandchildren’s interruptions 😊

Classic old fashioned kids’ book by Lois Lenski

A classic from 1940

Granddaughter Adelaide “helps me”

“ the going to bed book”; “ the night you were born”; “ caps for sale”.

Published 1978 by Parents’ Magazine Press

Classic Beatrix Potter with one grandson listening to

Beginning of an old book from 1934 called “Christmas; a book of stories, old and new “ selected by Alice Dalgliesh

Another great Billy and Blaze book

Some adventure in the South Pacific as a navy man and a little bit of sweetness. Has mentions of alcohol.

Talks about beer making moms and dads

Short

An old family letter from my great grandmother to her husband as he had just left for France. Includes mention of the flu epidemic and is a very dear treasure for me.

Don’t you love the old hymns? They can teach us so much!

Short one I left unfinished

Up to #008

I made this over two years ago. Publishing now haha

See photo and audio for details

2 more Billy and Blaze books. Details and photo to follow

Children’s book; details to follow

Description to follow

Travel funnies: whoop em, blowing on flowers, sunburnt at navy place, Corrie running in the lot; tractor video for 16 hours; dr info at night ; throwing fruit loops, scanning a 7 month of lady with five kids; Owies and sicknesses; the food poisoning; Q two vomit stories; Caleb on the hill, Luke, don’t tell Mom and Dad; Faith’s forehead; Quinn’s collar bone, cheesecake and teeth out;

See audio and photo Read with “the triplets”

See photo and audio.

See photo. Aug 1, 2025

More books with Adelaide and Mimi. See photo and audio for details.

See the picture and the audio for details. Two more books with Adelaide

14 rhymes read and sung by Adelaide’s Momma; wheels in the bus, This Little Piggy etc

Three kids books I read with Adelaide. See the photo and audio for details.

“A Little Golden Book”. “Where is the Poky Little Puppy?” 1962 by Janette Sebring Lowrey illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren

Episode 3 starts with #21 Saul through #29 Elisha

P. 2-5 begins Antarctica, Arctic and Polar bears

Until 118 see episode 1 for full details

Begins with Moses; see episode 1 for full details ends page 102

By Les Beletsky with audio from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Becker&Mayer! Books; 2021; This is a great and detailed book so it will have about 25-35 episodes… if you’re interested, I’ll work at it. Santi helps with episode 1. North American Birds 1-7

More stories from “PopPops” about zoo keeping in the 1990’s will be added to this short one

See episode 1 for full details.

See episode 1 for full details

See episode one for full details.

Will add more

Ch 5 and 6 which finish the book. In chapter 6 I did edit out one story that was too scary or inappropriate as I felt for my grandchildren. The grandmother told two stories on Christmas Eve, and I only read one of them.

See episode one for full details; this episode includes chapters 3 and (4 to be finished today)

Written and illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins; Houghton Mifflin Company; 1911; A lovely antiquated reader about a boy and girl set of twins in Holland and their adventures.

“Blaze and Thunderbolt” by CW Anderson. Listen to audio or see episode one for more details.

From the book titled, “Betty Girl and other animal stories” compiled by Carrie Bender and published by Masthof Press; 2004

1922 published by Houghton Mifflin; written and illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins ( read mostly by GG)

Identify these noises if you can: suitcase wheels; noisy moving sidewalk; flight attendant’s announcement; plane taking off; rattling with turbulence: plane descending; plane landing; conveyor belt at luggage; passenger pick-up; and more

Great book titled, “Betty Girl and Other Animal Stories” about animals and their interactions with people compiled by Carrie Bender; published by Masthof Press; 2004; Amish and Mennonite authors / fun, pure and interesting.