Thornton W. Burgess

The adventures of Peter Rabbit, Johnny Chuck, Reddy Fox, the Merry Little Breezes, and all their companions in the fields, the woods, and the streams.

Chronicles the adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel and his animal friends.

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...

"Danny Meadow Mouse, a timid but quick vole, plays hide-and-seek with his foe Reddy Fox and has other adventures with the animals of the Green Meadows." --

When Peter Rabbit convinces Little Miss Fuzzy Tail to marry him and come to live in the Dear Old Briar Patch, he finds true happiness and learns responsibility.

Old Man Coyote, a stranger to the Green Meadows, frightens the forest folk and becomes an opponent to Old Granny Fox.

The story of an otter, of his home and foods and of his friends and enemies who live near the Smiling Pool.

The life story of the naturalist and renowned writer, the author of the series of animal stories for children. Comments on a wide variety of subjects, including nature study, wildlife conservation, and people.

When Unc' Billy Possum learns how easy it is to get into trouble, it takes some doin' to get himself out of his predicament. Master storyteller Thornton Burgess beguiles young readers and nature lovers with another tale about the delightful creatures of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. 6 illustrations.

An unabridged republication of the 1921 classic in which Lightfoot encounters animal friends Peter Rabbit, Sammy Jay, Paddy the Beaver and others.