"Mother West Wind "Why" Stories" continues the adventures begun in the book "Old Mother West Wind." This time we learn why Striped Chipmunk is proud of his stripes, why Peter Rabbit cannot fold his hands, why Unc' Billy Possum plays dead, why

Children will love hearing, and reading, about the origins of Old Mr. Gobbler's strutting habit and Mr. Quack's webbed feet, where Miser the Trade Rat first set up shop, Old Mr. Osprey learned to fish, and Thunderfoot the Bison got his hump, and eleven ot

The eight books in the Mother West Wind series were just the beginning of Thornton W. Burgess s long running, and much beloved, series of children s nature books about the Green Meadow, the Green Forest, and the Smiling Pool. Young readers, and listene"

Learn about when Mr. Bluebird won his beautiful coat, when Old Mr. Gopher got pockets, why Old Mr. Grouse got his snowshoes, how Old Mr. Panther lost his honor, why Old Mr. Rat became an outcast, why Mr. Moose loses his horns every year, and ten other sto

Children will love hearing, and reading, how Old King Eagle got his white head, what happened when Old Mr. Mink first tried to swim, how Old Mr. Toad learned to sing, that Old Mr. Crow used to have a double tongue and how he came to lose it, how Howler th

"Old Mother West Wind came down from the Purple Hills in the golden light of the early morning. Over her shoulders was slung a bag--a great big bag -- and in the bag were all of Old Mother West Wind's children, the Merry Little Breezes." * * * * And so begi

"The Mother West Wind Collection, Volume 2" continues the stories of the inhabitants of the Green Meadow and the Green Forest. Follow Peter Rabbit down the Crooked Little Path to the Smiling Pool as he heads over to visit old Grandfather Frog in the hope

"Mother West Wind's Animal Friends" continues the adventures of Peter Rabbit, Old Grandfather Frog, Johnny Chuck and the other animals that inhabit the Green Meadow and Green Forest. * * * * Children will love hearing, and reading, about how Prickly Porky

The eight books in the 'Mother West Wind' series were just the beginning of Thornton W. Burgess's long running, and much beloved, series of children's nature books about the Green Meadow, the Green Forest, and the Smiling Pool. Young readers, and listene

Children will love hearing, and reading, about Happy Jack the Squirrel, who is a busy little guy, working hard to store up enough nuts to last him all winter. Yet he has his problems as his cousins Chatterer and Striped Chipmunk also like nuts, so he is a