Poems - Tales of Time

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The Night Before Christmas

The Night before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.' The delightful poem by Clement Clarke Moore - with a less know funny poem called 'The Night After Christmas'. (9:22)

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Tags: Animals, Children, Family, Funny, Generosity, Happy, Hard Work, Magic, Magical Creatures, Mistakes, Santa

Seasonal Poems – Autumn and Winter

Seasonal Poems - Autumn & Winter

The nights are drawing in and these poems will get you in the mood for autumn and winter . "Leaves are gold, the air is cold, Robin arrives, and Winter's alive!" (7:22 min)

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Posted in All Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, Various Authors |

Tags: Children, Nature

Fun Poems

This is a lovely collection of poems about children having fun; in the garden, in the house, in their minds.... (7:21 min)

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Posted in Adventure Stories, All Stories, Bedtime Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, Various Authors |

Tags: Adventure, Children

Animals Prefer Clothes

Three funny poems for children about animals who really do prefer clothes! Mr and Mrs Spikky Sparrow travel to London to get spruced up. All manner of beasts make their home on the Quangle Wangle's hat and a strange man goes out in a coat all made from food! (7:39 min)

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Posted in All Stories, Bedtime Stories, Edward Lear, Poems |

Tags: Animals, Family, Funny, Happy, Nature

A Little Bit of Nonsense

There's an owl and a pussycat -that much is clear...but what is a runcible spoon? And what would the children of an owl and a pussycat be like? Surely that would be a Topsy Turvey world. If only that woman hadn't swallowed that fly! (8:29 min)

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Posted in All Stories, Bedtime Stories, Edward Lear, Poems, Various Authors |

Tags: Animals, Children, Family, Funny, Loss, Love

AUDIO POEMS FOR CHILDREN

Welcome to the Tales of Time page of poems for children.

With a great selection of long and short poems, these audio poems come alive with music and sounds.

Audio poems for kids; these short funny poems for children are crammed with animals, dragons, bubbles, children and all kinds of mischief.

Introduce a love of fun poems with these short poems for kids!

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The wonderful original poem by Robert Browning. Hamelin is infested with rats and the mayor has no idea what to do. A strange fellow offers his help for a fee, but when payment time arrives, the mayor tries to back out. Then Hamelin learns of the true magic this fellow possesses. (19:25 min)

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Posted in All Stories, Cautionary Stories, Classics Stories, Educational Stories, Poems, Sad Stories, Various Authors |

Tags: Anger, Animals, Baddies, Betrayal, Children, Cunning, Greed, Heroes, Historical, Hope, Loss, Magic, Mistakes, Pride, Promises, Sad

Adventure Poems

These poems are about adventure, travel and discovery. "Journey far, travel wide, over sea and countryside." (12:07 min)

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Posted in Adventure Stories, All Stories, Bedtime Stories, Happy Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, Various Authors |

Tags: Adventure, Animals, Children, Happy

Bedtime Poems

A collection of twinkly poems for Goodnight. Star brights, dark nights, moon beams, sweet dreams. (7:16 min)

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Tags: Children, Family, Happy

Seasonal Poems – Spring & Summer

Seasonal Poems - Spring &Summer

A lovely collection of poems about Spring and Summer. "Spring flowers, April showers, summer sun, having fun!" (7:17 min)

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Tags: Animals, Children, Friendship, Happy, Nature

Weather Poems

A wonderful collection of children's poems about weather. "We'll weather the weather whatever the weather..." (5:41min)

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Posted in All Stories, Bedtime Stories, Educational Stories, Poems, Various Authors |

Tags: Children, Nature