The Thornton Burgess Library
6 total works
Chronicles the adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel and his animal friends.
Despite his grandmother's efforts to teach him to behave, Reddy Fox always seems to get into trouble.
Unhappy with his name and his house, Peter Rabbit learns to appreciate himself and his world with the help of his friends.
The other animals are frightened when Buster Bear comes to live in the Green Forest, until he gets into trouble trying to steal blueberries from Farmer Brown's boy and they realize he is not very different from them.
Introduce your child to Thornton W. Burgess' long-beloved Bedtime Stories, featuring such timeless characters as Peter Cottontail, Jimmy Skunk, and Paddy the Beaver. In The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver, Paddy Beaver arrives from the woods in the North and settles into the Laughing Brook. Strange things start happening, and everyone in the Green Forest is very curious. Who is stealing Sammy Jay's trees? Why is Jerry Muskrat's house suddenly out of the water? How early do you have to get up to outsmart Old Man Coyote?
A dedicated naturalist, Burgess imbues his stories with the good humor, imagination, and fun animal antics that all children will enjoy reading during story time. These essential childhood classic stories also feature the original black-and-white illustrations by Harrison Cady, lending this edition a vintage feel. This volume will become a treasured classic on your bedtime story shelf.
A dedicated naturalist, Burgess imbues his stories with the good humor, imagination, and fun animal antics that all children will enjoy reading during story time. These essential childhood classic stories also feature the original black-and-white illustrations by Harrison Cady, lending this edition a vintage feel. This volume will become a treasured classic on your bedtime story shelf.
Relates how Jimmy Skunk repays Peter Rabbit for a practical joke and what happens when he and Unc' Billy Possum go hunting for eggs in Farmer Brown's henhouse.