Children's Literature / A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes

by Charles Madison Curry; Erle Elsworth Clippinger

INDEX

(A number in blackface type refers to a page on which appears a literary selection under the title, by the author, or from the book preceding the number. Book titles are in italics; selection titles and index topics in roman type; names of authors in capitals and small capitals; and first lines of nursery rhymes within quotation marks. See [Bibliography] for authors and book titles not given in this Index.)

Abou Ben Adhem, [414]
"A cat came fiddling out of a barn," [23]
Accumulative story; See [Stories]
Addison, J., [294]
"A diller, a dollar," [23]
Adler, F., [53], [263]
Admetus and the Shepherd, [337]
Adventures of Arthur, [598]
Æsop, [266]-[268], [272], [273]-[278], [264]
Against Idleness and Mischief, [407]
Age of Fable, The, [339], [343], [338]
Aikin, J., [451]
Alden, R. M., [223]
Ali Baba, and the Forty Thieves, [579]
Alice in Wonderland, [405]
Allegory, [292], [294]. See also [Fables]
Allen-a-Dale, [628]
Alnaschar, [279], [579]
Ancient Legends of Ireland, [164]
Andersen, H. C., [179]-[203], [79], [134], [381], [390];
appreciation of, [172]-[173];
work of, [179]
Andersen's Best Fairy Tales, [179], [181]
Androcles, [269]
Androcles and the Lion, [270]
Anniversary, An, [34]
Anxious Leaf, The, [290]
Apologue, [290], [291]. See also [Fable]
Apple of Discord, The, [332]
Arabian Nights' Entertainment, The, [579], [235], [578], [579]
Arab to His Favorite Steed, The, [420]
Arthur and Sir Accalon, [603]
Arthur, King, [595]-[603], [577], [578], [594]
Asbjörnsen, P., [122]-[128];
work of, [122]
"As I was going to St. Ives," [23]
"As I was going up Pippen Hill," [23]
"As I went to Bonner," [23]
Ass in the Lion's Skin, The, [281]
"As Tommy Snooks and Bessie Brooks," [23]
"A swarm of bees in May," [23]
Autobiography; See [Biography]
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The, [646]
A Was an Apple-Pie, [34]
"Baa, baa, black sheep," [23]
Babes in the Wood, The, [39]
Baby Bye, [373]
Bailey, C. S., [59]
Bain, R. N., [160]
Ballad, [425], [436], [628], [437], [628]
Ballad of Nathan Hale, The, [425]
Barbauld, A. L., [451]
"Barber, barber, shave a pig," [23]
Battle between the Fox and the Wolf, The, [591]
Bears of Blue River, The, [500]
Beaumont, Madame de, [110]
Beauty and the Beast, [110]
Beecher, H. W., [290]
Beowulf, [577]
Beth Gêlert, [436]
Betty's Ride, A Tale of the Revolution, [496]
Beyond the Pasture Bars, [520]
Bible, The, [288], [289]
Bibliography:
(a). General; [2]-[4];
Bible as literature for children, [3];
collections of literature for children, [2];
dramatization, [3];
guides in teaching, [2]-[3];
historical development, [2];
interpretations of childhood, [4];
social and psychological backgrounds, [4];
story-telling, [3].
(b). Special;
biography and hero stories, [632];
fables and symbolic stories, [262];
fairy stories, modern fantastic tales, [170];
fairy stories, traditional tales, [52];
Mother Goose and nursery rhymes, [18];
myths, [302];
nature literature, [510];
poetry, [368];
realistic stories, [442];
romance and legend, [576].
(c). Special reading for teachers;
biography and hero stories, [634];
modern fairy stories, [173];
myths, [305];
nature literature, [512];
nursery rhymes, [22];
poetry, [370];
romance and legend, [578].
(d). Graded lists for children, [12]-[14], [679]-[686]
Bidpai; history of, [264]
Big Bear, The, [500]
Biography and hero stories, [635]-[676];
discussion of, [633]-[634];
selection of, [633]-[634];
value of, [633]
Bird Habits, [549]
"Birds of a feather flock together," [23]
Blake, W., [400]-[401]
"Bless you, bless you, burnie bee," [23]
Blue Light, The, [134], [195]
Boats Sail on the Rivers, [394]
"Bobby Shafto's gone to sea," [24]
Book of Golden Deeds, The, [671]
Book of Legends, The, [620], [578]
Book of Nursery Rhymes 21
Book of the Dun Cow, [162]
Books for children; See [Bibliography]
Boots and His Brothers, [125]
"Bow, wow, wow," [24]
Boyhood of Washington, The, [642]
Boy's Life of Abraham Lincoln, The, [655]
Boy's Song, A, [389]
Braekstad, H. L., [128]
Bramble Is Made King, The, [288]
Brandes, G., [179], [180], [196], [203]
Breathes There the Man, [424]
Brier Rose, [142]
Brooks, E. S., [635]
Brown, T. E., [418]
Browne, F., [210], [209]
Browning, R., [399], [398]
Brown Thrush, The, [374]
Bryant, S. C., [70]
Bryant, W. C., [417], [416]
Buddhist Birth Stories, [282], [283], [281]
Bulfinch, T., [339], [343]
Burgess, T. W. 515, [514]
Burial of Poor Cock Robin, The, [44]
Butterfly's Ball, The, [397]
"Bye, baby bunting," [24]
Byron, Lord, [416]
Camel and the Pig, The, [281]
Canby, H. S., [496]
Can You, [398]
Carroll, L., [405]
Cary, P., [377], [378]
Casabianca, [400]
Cat and the Mouse, The, [60]
Celtic Fairy Tales, [162]
Cervantes-Saavedra, M. de, [607], [606]
Change About, [49]
Child, L. M., [375]
Children's Book, The, [642]
Children's Literature; See [Literature]
Child's Guide to Reading, A, [8]
Christmas stories, [505]
Cinderella, [102]
Circus-Day Parade, The, [388]
City Mouse and the Garden Mouse, The, [268]
Classic Myths in English Literature and Art, [340]
Cock a Doodle Doo, [37]
Cock and the Fox, The, [284]
Cock Robin, [42], [44]
Cock, the Cat, and the Young Mouse, The, [285]
Cole, H., [586], [591], [578]
Coleridge, S. T., [178]
Collins, Wm., [425]
Collins, W. L., [285]
"Come when you're called," [24]
Concord Hymn, [424]
Connla and the Fairy Maiden, [162]
Cook, E., [402]
Coolidge, S., [377]
Cossack Fairy Tales, [160]
Country Mouse and the Town Mouse, The, [269]
Course of Study, [8], [9], [10], [13]-[16], [512], [577], [633]-[634]
Courtship of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren, [42]
Cow, The, [381]
Cow, The, [392]
Cox, R., [112]
Craik, D. M.; See [MulockMulock]
Croesus and Solon, [299]
Crossing the Bar, [414]
"Cross patch," [24]
Crow and the Pitcher, The, [266]
"Curly locks! curly locks!" 24
Daffodils, [419]
Dairywoman and the Pot of Milk, The, [278]
Daisies, [385]
Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful Cats, [45], [245]
"Dance, little baby, dance up high," [24]
Darius Green and His Flying Machine, [432], [336]
Dasent, G. W., [122]-[125]
Day Is Done, The, [410]
Day, T., [270], [456], [270]
Death of Balder, The, [360]
Destruction of Sennacherib, The, [416]
Diamond, or a Coal, A, [394]
Didactic period, [443]
"Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John," [24]
"Ding, dong, bell," [24]
Ding Dong! Ding Dong! 372
Discontented Pendulum, The, [297]
"Doctor Foster," [24]
Doctor, The, [64]
Dodgson, C. L.; See [Carroll, L.]
Dog and the Shadow, The, [276]
Don Quixote, [607]-[618], [577]
Doyle, F. H., [427]
Drakestail, [107]
Dramatization, [11]-[12], [190]
Droll, or noodle story, [63], [71], [150];
defined, [67]
Duel, The, [387]
Dulcken, H. W., [190]-[203], [179]
Edgeworth, M., [459], [458]
Egg in the Nest, The, [49]
"Eggs, butter, cheese, bread," [24]
Eldorado, [415]
Elves and the Shoemaker, The, [137]
Emerald Is as Green as Grass, An, [394]
Emerson, R. W., [424], [423]
Emperor's New Clothes, The, [181]
English Fairy and Folk Tales, [67], [84]
English Fairy Tales, [58], [61], [73]
Evenings at Home, [451]
Ewing, J. H., [478], [381], [477]
Eyes, and No Eyes, [451]
Fables, [266]-[289];
discussion of, [263]-[265];
defined 264;
presentation of, [264]-[265];
selection of, [264], [284];
use in school, [264];
symbolistic and allegorical stories, [290]-[300];
Æsopic, [266] ff.;
Biblical, [288] ff.;
Buddhistic, [281] ff.;
English, [270], [286];
French, [273], [278], [284], [285];
Indian, [281];
Roman, [269];
Russian, [287];
Sanskrit, [283];
Spanish, [287]
Fables of Æsop, The, [266], [267], [269], [278]
Fairy Book, The, [73], [80]
Fairy Scene in a Wood, A, [423]
Fairy stories:
discussion of, [171]-[173];
(a) Modern fantastic tales, [174]-[260];
some qualities of, [172].
(b) Traditional or folk tales, [56]-[168];
discussion of, [53]-[55], [56];
how to use, [55];
vs. myths, [303];
English, [56]-[92];
French, [92]-[122];
Gaelic, [162]-[164];
German, [131]-[150];
Indian, [150]-[156];
Irish, [164]-[168];
Japanese, [156]-[159];
Norse, [122]-[131];
Russian, [160]-[162]
Falcon, The, [429]
Famous Passages from Dr. Watts, [408]
Fanciful Tales, [234]
Farmer Went Trotting, A, [38]
Field, E., [385]-[387]
Field, W. T., [21]
Field Mouse and the Town Mouse, The, [268]
Fir Tree, The, [190]
Fisherman and His Wife, The, [138]
Flying Kite, [385]

Folklore, [5], [10], [53], [56], [131], [171], [268], [281]. See also [Fables], [Fairy Stories], [Myths], [Poetry], and [Romance]

Old Deccan Days, [152], [150], [151]
Old Greek Folk Stories, [335], [337]
Old Ironsides, [425]
"Old King Cole," [29]
Old Man and His Sons, The, [275]
Old Mother West Wind, [515]
Old Pipes and the Dryad, [234]
Old Woman and Her Pig, The, [56]
"Once I saw a little bird," [29]
"One for the money," [29]
"One misty, moisty morning," [29]
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5," [29]
"One, two," [29]
Ouida, [535], [534]
Over Hill, Over Dale, [423]
Owl and the Pussy-Cat, The, [403]
Paine, A. B., [516]
Pandora's Box, [309]
Parables, [289];
defined, [289]
Paradise of Children, The, [309]
Parent's Assistant, The, [459]
Pass of Thermopylae, The, [671]
"Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake," [29]
Peabody, J. P., [336], [337], [335]
"Pease-porridge hot," [29]
Peddler's Caravan, The, [395]
Perrault, C. 93, [97], [100], [102], [19];
work of, [92]
"Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater," [30]
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," [30]
Peter Rabbit Books, [513]
Phaëthon, [340]
Piper, The, [401]
Pippa's Song, [399]
Planting of the Apple-Tree, The, [417]
Poacher and the Silver Fox, The, [551]
Pobble Who Has No Toes, The, [404]
Poe, E. A., [415]
Poetry:
(a) modern, [371]-[437];
discussion of, [369]-[370];
reading of, [14], [370];
selection of, [14], [369];
teaching of, [9], [14], [369];
(b) traditional, or nursery rhymes, [23]-[50];
discussion of, [19]-[22];
appeal to children, [7], [10], [19], [21], [34];
history of, [19]-[22].
See also [Mother Goose], [Literature], and [Course of study]
Poet's Song, The, [413]
"Poor old Robinson Crusoe," [30]
Popular Tales from the Norse, [123]-[125], [122]
Porter, W. S., See [Henry]
Potter, B., [513]
Pourquoi story, [172]
Prentiss, E., [372]
Pride Goeth before a Fall, [154]
Prince's Dream, The, [227]
Prodigal Son, The, [289]
Proserpine, [354]. See also [Story of the Springtime]
Proud King, The, [620]
Psalm of Life, The, [411]
Puss-in-Boots, [97]
"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat," [30]
"Pussy sits beside the fire," [30]
Quern at the Bottom of the Sea, The, [129]
Raggedy Man, The, [389]
Rain, [381]
Ramaswami Raju, P. V., [281], [280]
Ramée, L. de la; See [Ouida]
Rands, W. B., [395], [396]
Reading; distinguished from literature, [8]-[9];
lists for various grades, (See [Course of study]);
of literature, [14], [369]-[370];
supplemental, [10]
Realistic Stories, [445]-[508];
discussion of, [443]-[444];
Christmas, [505];
didactic or 18th century, [445]-[459], [443]-[444];
modern, [478]-[508], [444];
Sunday-school, [443]
Real Princess, The, [179]
Recessional, [428]
Red Fairy Book, [94], [106]
Red Thread of Honor, The, [427]
Renowned History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, The, [445], [443], [444]
Repplier, A., [54]
Reynard the Fox, [586], [591], [284], [577]
Rhymes; See Poetry
Rhys-Davids, T. W., [281], [282]
"Ride a cock-horse," [30]
"Ride, baby, ride," [30]
Riley, J. W., [388]-[389]
Roberts, C. G. D., [566]
Robin and the Merry Little Old Woman, [623]
Robin Hood, [623], [628]
Robin Hood: His Book, [623]
"Rock-a-bye, baby," [30]
"Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green," [30]
Romance and Legend, [579]-[630];
discussion of, [577]-[578];
stories and versions recommended, [577]-[578];
use in school, [577]
Roscoe, W., [397]
Rose-Bud, [142]
Rossetti, C. G., [268], [394]
Rousseau, J. J., [264], [284], [443]
R. S., Gent, [97], [93]
Rumpelstiltskin, [144]
Runaway Brook, The, [372]
Ruskin, J., [45], [245];
work of, [245]
Saintsbury, G. E. B., [21], [22]
Sands of Dee, The, [412]
Science Sketches, [556]
Scott, Sir W., [424]
Scudder, H. E., [620], [642], [578];
work of, [642]
"See a pin and pick it up," [30]
Seegmiller, W., [34]
"See, saw, sacradown," [31]
Seldom or Never, [394]
Seton, E. T., [551]
Shakespeare, W., [423]
Sharp, D. L., [520]
Shaw, A. H., [662]
Shepherd of King Admetus, The, [430]
Shepherd's Boy, The, [266], [11]-[12]
Shepherd, The, [401]
Sherman, F. D., [384]-[385]
"Shoe the little horse," [31]
Simple Simon, [38]
"Sing a song of sixpence," [31]
Sing-Song, [394]
Skeat, W. W., [284]
Skeleton in Armor, The, [408]
Snow-White and Rose-Red, [146]
Solitary Reaper, The, [419]
Songs of Innocence, [400]
Southey, R., [421]
Spencer, W. R., [436]
Spider and the Fly, The, [390]
Spinning Top, [384]
"Star light, star bright," [31]
Star, The, [394]
Steel, F. A., [150], [153]
Stevenson, R. L., [381]-[384], [380]
Stockton, F. R., [234], [233]
Stories; dramatization of, [11]-[12];
selection of, [9], [10], [264], [284]-[285], [305], [577], [633];
accumulative, [47], [56], [150], [160];
biographical, [635]-[676];
Christmas, [505];
didactic, [443];
fable, [266]-[289];
fairy, [56]-[168], [174]-[260];
hero, (See [biographical]);
legend, (See [romance]);
myth, [306]-[366];
nature, [513]-[574];
noodle, [67];
pourquoi, [172];
realistic, [445]-[508];
romance, [579]-[630];
See also [Story-telling].
Stories and Legends of the Irish Peasantry, [165]
Stories from Don Quixote, [607]-[618]
Stories from the Rabbis, [174]
Stories of Long Ago, [306]
Stories of Norse Heroes, [351]
Stories Told to a Child, [228]
Story of Alnaschar, The, [279]
Story of a Pioneer, The, [662]
Story of a Salmon, The, [556]
Story of Fairyfoot, The, [210]
Story of Mr. Vinegar, The, [71]
Story of the Springtime, A, [306]
Story-telling, [9], [55];
discussion of, [10]-[11];
Andersen's method of, [173];
direct discourse in, [11];
effectiveness of, [10];
of fables, [265];
preparation for, [11];
selections for, [10];
tense in, [10]
Strange Wild Song, A, [406]
Straw Ox, The, [160]
Sugar-Plum Tree, The, [386]
Supplemental reading, [10].
See also [Course of study]
Swallow and the Raven, The, [229]
Swallow, The, [394]
Swan, the Pike, and the Crab, The, [288]
Sweet and Low, [413]
Swing, The, [383]
Symbolic stories; See [Fables]
Table and the Chair, The, [404]
Taffy, [38]
Tale of Peter Rabbit, The, [513]
Tales from the Punjab, [150], [153]
Tales of Our Mother Goose, The, [93], [97]-[102], [19], [92]-[93]
Tales of the Sun, [154]
Talkative Tortoise, The, [282]
Tappan, E. M., [623]
Taylor, A., [392], [393]
Taylor, E., [132]-[142], [131]
Taylor, J., [297], [393], [394]
Teeny-Tiny, [60]
Tennyson, A., [413]-[414], [628]
Thanksgiving Day, [375]
"The King of France went up the hill," [31]
"The lion and the unicorn," [31]
"The man in the moon," [31]
"The north wind doth blow," [31]
"The Queen of Hearts," [31]
"There was a crooked man," 31
"There was a little boy," [32]
There Was a Little Man, [37]
"There was a little man and he had naught," [32]
"There was a man in our town," [32]
"There was an old man," [32]
There was an Old Woman, [36]
"There was an old woman," [32]
"There was an old woman lived under a hill," [32]
"There was an old woman of Leeds," [32]
"There was an old woman of Norwich," [32]
"There was an old woman tossed up in a basket," [32]
"There was an old woman who lived in a shoe," [33]
"There was an owl lived in an oak," [33]
They Didn't Think, [377]
"This is the way the ladies ride," 33
"This little pig went to market," [33]
Thompson, E. S., See [Seton]
Thor's Visit to Jötunheim, [343]
Three Bears, Story of the, [65]
Three Billy-Goats Gruff, The, [123]
"Three blind mice! see, how they run," [33]
Three Fishers, The, [412]
Three Jovial Huntsmen, [37]
Three Little Kittens, The, [371]
Three Little Pigs, Story of the, [61]
Three Sillies, The, [67]
Three Things to Remember, [400]
"Three wise men of Gotham," [33]
Tiger, The, [401]
Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal, The, [153]
Tilton, T., [373]
Time to Rise, [381]
Tit for Tat, [152]
Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse, [63]
Toads and Diamonds, [100]
To a Waterfowl, [417]
Tolstoi, L., [299]
"To market, to market," [33]
Tom the Piper's Son, [38]
Tom Thumb, [80]
Tom Thumb's Alphabet, [35]
Tom Tit Tot, [90], [144]
"Tom, Tom, the piper's son," [33]
Tongue-Cut Sparrow, The, [158]
Toy-books, [41]
Travelers and the Bear, The, [274]
Traveling Musicians, The, [132]
Treasure Island, [381]
Treasures of the Wise Man, The, [388]
Trowbridge, J. T., [432]
True History of Little Golden Hood, [94]
True Story of Christopher Columbus, [635]
Try Again, [402]
Twink! Twink! 34
"Two-legs sat upon three-legs", [33]
Ugly Duckling, The, [203]
Vendetta, The, [524]
Villeneuve, Madame de, [110]
Vision of Mirzah, The, [294]
Walrus and the Carpenter, The, [405]
Warren, M. R., [603]
Waste Not, Want Not, [459]
Watts, I., [407], [408]
Welsh, C., [21], [445]
What Does Little Birdie Say, [413]
"When a twister a-twisting", [34]
When I Was a Little Boy, [38]
Where Are You Going, [35]
Where Go the Boats, [384]
Whistle, The, [291]
Whittington and His Cat, [84]
Who Has Seen the Wind, [394]
Whole Duty of Children, [381]
Who Stole the Bird's Nest, [375]
Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed, [122]
Why the Chimes Rang, [223]
Why the Sea Is Salt, [128]
Widow and the Hen, The, [276]
Wild Animals at Home, [551]
Wilde, Lady, [164]
Wilde, O., [217]
Wild Life in the Farm-Yard, [520]
Williston, T. P., [156], [158]
"Willy boy, Willy boy," [34]
Wilmot-Buxton, E. M., [351]
Wind and the Sun, The, [272]
Wind in a Frolic, The, [391]
Wind, The, [384]
Windy Nights, [384]
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, The, [273]
Wonder Book for Girls and Boys, A, [309], [319]
Wonderful World, The, [396]
Woolsey, S. C.; See [Coolidge]
Wordsworth, W., [419]

Wright, E., [273], [278], [284]
Wyche, R. T., [577]
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, [385]
Yarn of the Nancy Bell, The, [430]
Yeats, W. B., [166]
Yonge, C. M., [671]
Yriarte, T. de, [287]