(Complete) Children's Short Works Collection Vol. 024 - m8b1

pjcsaville · Post by **pjcsaville** » June 12th, 2017, 4:02 pm

Hello everyone! Do all the readings in this audiobook have to be short stories or can it include poems too?
Thanks!

Post by **m8b1** » June 12th, 2017, 5:01 pm

Hi,

Just short stories, please!

Poetry should be submitted to the Short Poetry Collection, the current one which can be found here:
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=65768

Thanks!

denty28bc · Post by **denty28bc** » June 14th, 2017, 5:21 pm

Exhausted, got finicky, got annoyed with myself but had a good time learning new things!

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw024_peacockbutterflies_denty28bc.mp3

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20962/20962-h/20962-h.htm

Book: The Sandman's Good-Night Stories
Title: The Peacock Butterflies
Author: Abbie Phillips Walker (born 1867)
File size: 3.87 Mb
Time length: 4m 7.8 sec
Reader: denty28bc

Had 1 really obvious 'plosive ah well, first project & understand that will probably need to fix things.

Post by **m8b1** » June 15th, 2017, 1:24 pm

Hi denty28bc,

You did a great job! Great reading and expression, and absolutely nothing to fix! I didn't even here the 'plosive - and I purposely had the volume up high and was on the lookout for it!

I temporarily put denty28bc in as your catalog name, but if you would like me to change it, let me know. It can be your real name, pseudonym, or just keep it as your forum name. Whatever you would like!

Glad you had a good time, even if you did get annoyed. We are usually our own worst critics, especially when we first start recording!

Thanks!

denty28bc · Post by **denty28bc** » June 15th, 2017, 4:27 pm

"...I didn't even here the 'plosive - and I purposely had the volume up high and was on the lookout for it!"

Thank you and pleased that the story made it into the list for the project. Lol, I guess we are our own worst critics.

JayKay · Post by **JayKay** » July 30th, 2017, 4:35 pm

Hi Maria

This is my first post & a short story for children from the link
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7128/7128-h/7128-h.htm#The_Tiger_the_Brahman_and_the_Jackal

& the link to Mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw024_tigerbrahmanjackal_jk_128kb.mp3 6:35

INDIAN Fairy Tales
SELECTED AND EDITED BY
JOSEPH JACOBS
EDITOR OF "FOLK LORE"
ILLUSTRATED BY
JOHN D. BATTEN
1892

Please let me know if any change or if I should do it any different. This is my first try so kindly suggest any improvements needed.

Thanks JayKay

Post by **m8b1** » July 31st, 2017, 3:10 pm

Hi JayKay,

Thank you! You did a nice job!

There are only a couple of minor things. The first is that there is 2 seconds of silence at the beginning, which is a bit long. If you could cut it down to about 1/2 a second, that would be great! Also, there is a loud click at the very beginning - I would make sure that is cut out when you are shortening the silence.

The only other thing I would mention is that saying the illustrator in the intro and outro is not required. I won't ask you to fix it for this file as it is not a huge deal, but I would keep it in mind for the future. If you want to fix it, feel free, but it is not required!

If you could fix the silence and reupload that would be great!

Also, could you tell me what name you would like to use for your catalog page? Either your forum name, real name, or pseudonym are all acceptable options!

Thank you again and welcome to Librivox!

JayKay · Post by **JayKay** » August 6th, 2017, 3:32 pm

Hi Maria
Sorry for the delay . uploaded the link again with the edit to remove the pause in the beginning and the loud sound.
Left the illustration as is. will remember for the next.
Is there a preferred list of stories you can direct me to?
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw024_tigerbrahmanjackal_jk_128kb.mp3 6:33

As for the name Either JK or JayKay is fine
Thanks much again
JayKay

Post by **m8b1** » August 7th, 2017, 1:20 pm

Hi JayKay,

Thank you ~ it is now PL OK!

As I had already temporarily added you as JayKay, we'll keep that for now, unless you change your mind!

As for an approved list, there isn't one per say - as long as it is public domain we will accept it. Of course that is where the tricky part comes in. If you are ever unsure if something is PD, just ask! Mostly everything (but not all) from Project Gutenberg is PD.

In the first post it has this:

Where can I find short works for children?
Try http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/loccs/pz
or any other place you can find some - but they must be Public Domain - many children's things on the internet are not.

The second link above goes directly to children's works. Not all are short story books, but it looks like there are quite a few in there if you would like to browse around!

Grothmann · Post by **Grothmann** » August 9th, 2017, 12:45 pm

Hi:
I had a had time figuring out who to address this to. I hope it gets to the right person.
This is from a James Baldwin collection of children's stories about famous people.

THE LANDLORD'S MISTAKE
BY JAMES BALDWIN (Baldwin, James, 1841-1925)

From FIFTY FAMOUS PEOPLE
A BOOK OF SHORT STORIES
BY JAMES BALDWIN

Read by
Dale Grothmann

Time: 4:22
4.00 MB (4,195,790 bytes)

Text at:
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6168/pg6168-images.html

Lv file:
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw024_landlordsmistake_dg_128kb.mp3

Let me know if there is any problem.
Thanks
Dale

Grothmann · Post by **Grothmann** » August 9th, 2017, 1:01 pm

Hi:

Another James Baldwin. (Baldwin, James, 1841-1925)

WHICH WAS THE KING?
From FIFTY FAMOUS PEOPLE
A BOOK OF SHORT STORIES
BY JAMES BALDWIN

Read by Dale Grothmann

Text at:
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6168/pg6168-images.html

Time 2:23
2.18 MB (2,291,986 bytes)

LV file
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw024_whichwastheking_dg_128kb.mp3

Again, let me know if there is a problem.
Thanks
Dale

Post by **m8b1** » August 10th, 2017, 8:29 am

Hi Dale,

You got them to the right place!

Those were fun to listen to! They are both PL OK!

Thank you!

Grothmann · Post by **Grothmann** » August 13th, 2017, 3:14 pm

Hi again:
This is another James Baldwin.

THE CALIPH AND THE GARDENER
BY JAMES BALDWIN
Read by Dale Grothmann
Time:7:12
Text at:
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6168/pg6168-images.html

LV file:
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw024_caliphandgardner_dg_128kb.mp3

Thanks
Dale

Post by **m8b1** » August 14th, 2017, 2:28 pm

Thank you, Dale ~ it is PL OK!

Grothmann · Post by **Grothmann** » August 21st, 2017, 4:34 pm

Hi again.

The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged
From Folk-Tales of Bengal,
by the Rev. Lal Behari Day
(18 December 1824 – 28 October 1892)

Read by
Dale Grothmann

Text at:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38488/38488-h/38488-h.htm

Time 7:04

LV File:
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw024_ghostwhowasafraid_dg_128kb.mp3

Thanks
Dale