Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess

Jimmy Skunk blames Reddy Fox for rolling him down a hill in a barrel--but it was Peter Rabbit's fault--and gets into a fine mess when he goes hunting with Unc' Billy Possum for eggs in Farmer Brown's henhouse.

Peter Rabbit hears the story of how old Mr. Squirrel became thrifty, why Johnny Chuck sleeps all winter, and other interesting tales.

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.

Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is a story about a mouse who learns the importance of being careful and taking time to enjoy life. Whitefoot is always rushing around, trying to get things done, but he eventually learns that it's more important to take time to smell the flowers and enjoy life. This story teaches children the importance of being careful and taking time to enjoy life.

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...

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...

Peter Rabbit and the other woodland animals discover that they have misjudged Old Mr. Toad, who also learns some important lessons.