Project Gutenberg 2005-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 114 McDonald, Etta Blaisdell 1872 1963 McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell Blaisdell, Etta Austin Murray, Clara Blaisdell, Mary Frances 1874 1950 Touser, Maud Boy Blue and His Friends Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Anuradha Valsa Raj, Leonard Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Boy Blue and His Friends" by Etta Blaisdell McDonald and Mary Frances Blaisdell is a delightful children's book composed of a series of short stories, written in the early 20th century. The book is centered around a young boy named Boy Blue and his experiences with animals and friends on a farm, exploring themes that resonate with childhood innocence, adventure, and moral lessons rooted in familiar nursery rhymes. It serves as an engaging reader for young children, helping them develop reading skills through simple language and relatable content. The narrative unfolds through charming tales featuring Boy Blue, who shares his joyous life with various characters such as Shep the dog, Mary and her lamb, and others inspired by classic Mother Goose rhymes. Each story introduces children to important life lessons, such as kindness, responsibility, and companionship—whether it’s through Boy Blue's adventures in searching for his lost hen Snowball or the fun he has on the Fourth of July with his new pony Fire-cracker. The book’s endearing characters and playful scenarios are designed to captivate young readers, while the accessible writing style allows them to read independently, making it an ideal choice for early reading experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Children's stories, American Nursery rhymes -- Adaptations PZ Text Children's Instructional Books Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 111284 2025-08-07T05:22:33.049732 text/html 103713 2020-12-11T03:17:38 text/html 1028302 2025-08-07T05:22:39.181698 application/epub+zip 1029826 2025-08-07T05:22:35.992660 application/epub+zip 103001 2025-08-07T05:22:34.730678 application/epub+zip 1175626 2025-08-07T05:22:41.423663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1159937 2025-08-07T05:22:38.451678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196510 2022-09-08T01:02:49.282288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83481 2025-08-07T05:22:32.396710 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83415 2020-12-11T03:17:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19341 2025-08-07T05:22:41.574661 application/rdf+xml 15725 2025-08-07T05:22:35.233687 image/jpeg 4236 2025-08-07T05:22:34.980690 image/jpeg 922563 2020-12-11T03:17:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 29069 2020-12-11T03:17:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1011998 2025-08-07T05:22:33.098692 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog