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Title: Good Stories for Great Holidays
Arranged for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Children's Own Reading

Note: Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Mike Lough, and David Widger

Summary: "Good Stories for Great Holidays" by Frances Jenkins Olcott is a collection of stories designed for storytelling and reading aloud, likely compiled during the early 20th century. This anthology features a variety of myths, legends, and historical tales associated with different holiday celebrations throughout the year, encouraging joy and discussion around these special occasions. The opening of the collection introduces the purpose behind the stories, emphasizing their suitability for arousing a festive spirit and teaching various moral lessons through engaging narratives. It discusses how the stories are adapted for storytelling, ensuring they are accessible for children's understanding. The introduction also highlights specific selections that will follow, which cover major holidays such as New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, and Christmas, offering a blend of themes from kindness and generosity to the excitement of festive traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Olcott, Frances Jenkins, 1872-1963

EBook No.: 359

Published: Nov 1, 1995

Downloads: 346

Language: English

Subject: Children's literature

Subject: Holidays

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Storytelling

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:359:2 1995-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Olcott, Frances Jenkins en 1
2024-11-05T12:40:24Z Good Stories for Great Holidays

This edition has images.

Title: Good Stories for Great Holidays
Arranged for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Children's Own Reading

Note: Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Mike Lough, and David Widger

Summary: "Good Stories for Great Holidays" by Frances Jenkins Olcott is a collection of stories designed for storytelling and reading aloud, likely compiled during the early 20th century. This anthology features a variety of myths, legends, and historical tales associated with different holiday celebrations throughout the year, encouraging joy and discussion around these special occasions. The opening of the collection introduces the purpose behind the stories, emphasizing their suitability for arousing a festive spirit and teaching various moral lessons through engaging narratives. It discusses how the stories are adapted for storytelling, ensuring they are accessible for children's understanding. The introduction also highlights specific selections that will follow, which cover major holidays such as New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, and Christmas, offering a blend of themes from kindness and generosity to the excitement of festive traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Olcott, Frances Jenkins, 1872-1963

EBook No.: 359

Published: Nov 1, 1995

Downloads: 346

Language: English

Subject: Children's literature

Subject: Holidays

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Storytelling

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:359:3 1995-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Olcott, Frances Jenkins en 1