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The Talking Beasts

Published: 2025-09-11. 72,726 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Children's Books

With Nora A. Smith, the book is a collection of classic fables drawn from traditions such as Aesop, and other folklore sources.

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Homespun Tales

Published: 2025-08-26. 73,658 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Children's Books

A charming collection of stories celebrates everyday life, kindness, and human resilience. Through humor, warmth, and gentle wisdom, these tales reveal the beauty in simple moments, the strength of community, and the enduring power of compassion.

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The Story of Waitstill Baxter

Published: 2025-08-25. 78,866 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Romance

The novel centers on two sisters, Waitstill and Patience, who live in a small Maine village.

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Tales of Laughter

Published: 2024-09-11. 141,555 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Children's Books

A heartwarming collection of humorous stories that celebrate the quirks, misadventures, and joys of everyday life. With charm and gentle wit, each tale brings laughter and delight while revealing the warmth of human nature.

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The Fairy Ring

Published: 2024-09-11. 167,377 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Children's Books

Discover a treasury where youngest sons outwit giants, clever girls break wicked spells, and talking beasts remind us what matters. Gathered from many lands and retold with warmth, these tales tumble from hearthside to castle hall, mixing mischief, mercy, and just-right justice. Read aloud or dream alone—each story renews the hope that kindness and courage can change the world.

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Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know

Published: 2024-09-11. 132,326 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Children's Books

A collection of enchanting stories designed to spark imagination and delight young readers. Filled with magic, adventure, and timeless lessons, each tale invites children into a world of wonder, curiosity, and moral discovery.

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Froebel's Gifts

Published: 2024-09-11. 47,375 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » Education & Study Guides

An insightful guide to early childhood education, it explores the use of Froebel’s gifts—hands-on learning tools—to foster creativity, observation, and understanding in young children. Practical advice and examples show how play can inspire learning and growth.

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The Story Hour

Published: 2024-09-11. 34,163 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Children's Books

With Nora A. Smith, a collection of classic tales and retellings designed for children, gathered and adapted by Wiggin and Smith, who were both educators and writers.

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Penelope's Progress

Published: 2024-08-26. 59,049 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen

Three witty American friends decamp to the Scottish Highlands, turning sketchbook notes into misadventures: lodging scrapes, stern kirk mornings, peat fires, rainy picnics, and courtly—if confusing—romances. With barbed charm and generous heart, the narrator discovers how pride, poetry, and hospitality reshape her notions of love, class, and home.

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The Girl and the Kingdom

Published: 2024-08-26. 9,150 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen

In a wind-swept New England village, a bright, stubborn girl dreams up a tiny “kingdom” of everyday mercies—sharing meals, mending quarrels, and coaxing lonely hearts back into the circle. When gossip and pride threaten her fragile commonwealth, she must risk comfort and reputation to prove that courage, kindness, and a little mischief can change a town.

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Mother Carey's Chickens

Published: 2024-08-26. 73,007 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Children's Books

In a warm New England home, a brave widow and her spirited children face hardship with humor, courage, and love. Through trials, laughter, and the kindness of strangers, they learn that true wealth lies not in money, but in family, friendship, and the steadfast hope that brightens even the darkest days.

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A Village Stradivarius

Published: 2024-08-26. 14,131 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Inspirational

In a quiet New England village, a gifted young violin maker crafts instruments of unmatched beauty in his humble workshop. Living in poverty, his genius echoes a legendary master. As whispers of his talent spread, tempting offers of fame test his solitary devotion. This tender tale of passion and sacrifice explores the enduring power of art and the choice between quiet craft and worldly acclaim.

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The Flag-Raising

Published: 2024-08-26. 16,226 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

In a one-room schoolhouse, a spirited teacher and her mischievous pupils plan the village’s first flag-raising. Pranks collide with pride as shy singers, stubborn selectmen, and a reformed scamp pull together for the ceremony. Laughter, scrapes, and a swelling hymn turn a simple pole into a promise—and a small town into a community.

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The Diary of a Goose Girl

Published: 2024-08-25. 18,968 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

An American abroad takes a summer post herding geese on an English farm, keeping a sprightly diary of mud-splashed lessons, quarrelsome ganders, and neighbors who trade gossip like currency. Between market-days and May-day revels she finds unexpected pride in honest work—and a tender romance that waddles into her path—discovering how a small village can enlarge a heart.

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New Chronicles of Rebecca

Published: 2024-08-25. 61,573 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen

Returning to her beloved village, a spirited young girl faces the trials of growing up with wit, heart, and imagination. Through small triumphs, mischief, and moments of deep insight, she learns that kindness, courage, and dreams can turn ordinary life into something extraordinary.

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Penelope's English Experiences

Published: 2024-08-25. 31,222 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Adventure

Three American friends cross the Atlantic in search of cathedrals, teacups, and a dash of romance, only to discover that English manners are as tricky as London fog. Between mishaps in hotels, misunderstandings with suitors, and delightfully sharp observations, a witty traveler chronicles how curiosity—and a stubbornly hopeful heart—turns every faux pas into adventure.

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Penelope's Experiences in Scotland

Published: 2024-08-25. 59,444 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Adventure

Three plucky American friends journey north of the border, swapping London fog for heathered hills, ruined castles, and curling mists. Their sketchbook of mishaps—wayward guides, bracing kirk sermons, baffling dialects, and unexpected suitors—becomes a warm, witty love letter to Scotland, where friendship deepens, pride softens, and romance steals in like a Highland breeze.

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The Village Watch-Tower

Published: 2024-08-25. 42,433 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Educational

A novel with moral and social themes, reflecting Wiggin’s interest in community, education, and human character.

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Ladies-In-Waiting

Published: 2024-08-25. 53,862 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

A charming and insightful tale of young women navigating society, friendship, and personal growth. Through humor, romance, and thoughtful observation, it explores manners, aspirations, and the delicate balance of character and ambition in their everyday lives.

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Published: 2024-08-21. 73,904 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Coming of Age

A high-spirited country girl is sent to live with her stern aunt in a quiet New England village, where mischief, poetry, and fierce optimism often collide with rules. As schoolroom battles, neighborly feuds, and small disasters test her grit, she discovers her voice, softens hard hearts, and learns that ambition and kindness can turn a humble beginning into a shining future.

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