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Baby's Own Aesop

Baby's Own Aesop

Written by: Walter Crane
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Immerse yourself in the whimsical world of fables reimagined for young listeners in "Baby's Own Aesop." This podcast serves as a delightful journey through timeless tales, each transformed into engaging limericks that capture the essence of moral storytelling. With the charming illustrations of Walter Crane accompanying each fable, listeners are invited to experience the lessons of kindness, cleverness, and the importance of integrity in a format that is both accessible and entertaining for children. Every episode features a new complete audiobook, offering a rotating collection of stories that spark imagination and impart valuable life lessons. This is not a single narrative but a series of unique explorations that celebrate the art of storytelling. Join us to discover a new book with every episode, and watch your child's love for stories grow alongside their understanding of the world.Copyright Politics Genre Art Literature & Fiction
Episodes
  • Poems of William Blake-William Blake

    Poems of William Blake-William Blake
    Sep 9 2026
    Baby's Own Aesop" presents the fables as one-stanza limericks, each "pictorially pointed" by Walter Crane, the noted painter and illustrator. He apprenticed to master wood-engraver, William James Linton, who furnished the draft of the book's poems for Crane to edit. "Baby's Own Aesop" is available in a beautiful facsimile edition of colored engravings from the International Children's Digital Library, with which your child can read along while listening to the recording. (Summary by Denny Sayers)
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    55 mins
  • Lilith a dramatic poem-George Sterling

    Lilith a dramatic poem-George Sterling
    Sep 8 2026
    Baby's Own Aesop" presents the fables as one-stanza limericks, each "pictorially pointed" by Walter Crane, the noted painter and illustrator. He apprenticed to master wood-engraver, William James Linton, who furnished the draft of the book's poems for Crane to edit. "Baby's Own Aesop" is available in a beautiful facsimile edition of colored engravings from the International Children's Digital Library, with which your child can read along while listening to the recording. (Summary by Denny Sayers)
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems-William Morris

    Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems-William Morris
    Sep 7 2026
    Baby's Own Aesop" presents the fables as one-stanza limericks, each "pictorially pointed" by Walter Crane, the noted painter and illustrator. He apprenticed to master wood-engraver, William James Linton, who furnished the draft of the book's poems for Crane to edit. "Baby's Own Aesop" is available in a beautiful facsimile edition of colored engravings from the International Children's Digital Library, with which your child can read along while listening to the recording. (Summary by Denny Sayers)
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    3 hrs and 31 mins
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