Thornton W. Burgess
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Winter's here, and there's a carpet of deep snow covering the Green Forest and the nearby meadow - which means Reddy Fox and Granny Fox are having trouble finding food. Reddy, of course, is full of reckless ideas, such as getting into Farmer Brown's chicken house in daylight. Using the wisdom she's acquired over the years, Granny overrules many of Reddy's foolhardy suggestions, taking the conceit out of a youngster who thinks he knows more than anyone...
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Following the success of "The Burgess Bird Book for Children," Thornton W. Burgess' fans clamored for more, thus prompting the author to produce "The Burgess Animal Book for Children," a work similar to its predecessor. In this work the author instead turns his attention to the four-legged animals that populate the natural landscape of North America. Whimsically told through a conversation between Old Mother Nature and Peter Rabbit, characters that...
11) Blacky the crow
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Blacky the clever crow shares adventures with other animals in the Green Meadows and by the Big River, as he considers stealing eggs from Hooty the owl, helps Farmer Brown's boy protect Dusty the wood duck, and engages in other escapades.
12) Bowser the hound
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Bowser decides to hunt down Old Man Coyote. Old Man Coyote's trick leads Bowser to lose his way and meet other animals as he tries to find home.
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In the heart of the Green Forest, where the whispering pines dance and the babbling brook sings, there lies a world of wonder and adventure. Join Mother West Wind, the gentle and wise old owl, as she weaves enchanting tales of the forest's inhabitants. From Danny Meadow Mouse's daring escapades to Sammy Jay's mischievous pranks, each story unfolds a tapestry of friendship, courage, and the magic that dwells within the wild. Prepare to be captivated...
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Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of charming and witty children's stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called "Bedtime Stories". Often affectionately referred to as the "Bedtime Story-Man", Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational...