Rhymes and Stories

This week at Homeschool Commons I want to share the books of Marion Florence Lansing.

Then one day the little girl, who was Marion Lansing, went with her mother into Boston to see Mr. Ginn, who was publishing these Stickney Readers. He took her on his knee and said to her, “Will you make books for me when you grow up?” And she answered, as any five-year-old would, “Yes.” But the best part of that story for the girl, who was myself, was that she did.  -from an autobiographical sketch

Marion wrote numerous books on history, drama, and rhymes for children.

Rhymes and Stories is a collection of mostly Mother Goose tales. There are some other fantasy and nursery rhymes mixed in.  It is formatted into a reader to be used in schools.

Download Rhymes and Stories from archive.org.