Tchaikovsky sub-titled this collection, first published in 1878, '24 easy pieces (a la Schumann)'. Like his predecessor, Tchaikovsky had the innate ability of writing for young people without writing down to them, as illustrated here with this set of charming and characteristic miniatures.

A l'eglise (In church), Op. 39 No. 23 (published as No. 24) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Chanson allemande (German song), Op. 39 No. 17 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Chanson italienne (Italian song), Op. 39 No. 15 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Chanson napolitaine (Neopolitan song), Op. 39 No. 18 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Chanson populaire (Folksong) (Kamarinskaya), Op. 39 No. 14 (published as No. 13) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Chanson russe (Russian song), Op. 39 No. 12 (published as No. 11) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Chant de l'alouette (Song of the lark), Op. 39 No. 22 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Conte de la vieille bonne (The old nurse's tale), Op. 39 No. 19 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Douce reverie (Daydream), No. 21 from Album for the Young, Op. 39 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Enterrement de la poupee (The doll's funeral), Op. 39 No. 8 (published as No. 7) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], L'orgue de barberie (The barrel-organ), Op. 39 No. 24 (published as No. 23) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], La nouvelle poupee (The new doll), Op. 39 No. 6 (published as No. 9) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], La poupee malade (The sick doll), Op. 39 No. 7 (published as No. 6) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], La sorciere (The witch) (Baba Yaga), Op. 39 No. 20 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Le matin en hiver (Winter morning), Op. 39 No. 2 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Le paysan prelude (The peasant's prelude), Op. 39 No. 13 (published as No. 12) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Le petit cavalier (The hobby-horse), Op. 39 No. 4 (published as No. 3) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Maman (Mamma), Op. 39 No. 3 (published as No. 4) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], March of the Wooden Soldiers, from Album for the Young, Op. 39 No. 5 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Mazurka, Op. 39 No. 11 (published as No. 10) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Old French Song, No. 16 from Album for the Young, Op. 39 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Polka, Op. 39 No. 10 (published as No. 14) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Priere du matin (Morning prayer), Op. 39 No. 1 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky], Valse (Waltz), Op. 39 No. 9 (published as No. 8) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]