Paddy the Beaver causes quite a bit of curiosity among the little folk of the Green Forest when he decides to build a dam. Everyone is puzzled as he cuts trees and sticks and drags them to the Laughing Brook. What he is building looks nothing like the sm

Originally published in 1917, "The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack" is part of the rich heritage of children's nature books left to us by Thornton W. Burgess in his long running -- and much beloved -- series of children's nature books about the Green Meadow a

Originally published in 1918, "The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk" is part of the rich heritage of children's nature books left to us by Thornton W. Burgess in his long running -- and much beloved -- series of children's nature books about the Green Meadow and t

Bob White is a busy, busy bird with many friends, but when he decides to build a new home why does he decide to keep it a secret? And why did Mrs. Bob White pick such a dangerous place for their new home? Later, why does Peter have to watch his step whe

There is a new arrival in the Green Meadow and Green Forest and everyone is scared Peter Rabbit and all the other little creatures are afraid to stick the noses out of their little homes for fear of that circling stranger far above. Is he a relative of fierce Mr. Goshawk? After meeting this stranger, Peter begins to wonder just where he keeps his nest, and everyone he asks is just as puzzled. So Peter decides to find that hidden nest * * * * Young readers travel to the timeless world of the Green Forest and Smiling Pool. Gentle lessons about nature, the environment, and the "lesser folk of...

It's been a century since readers first ventured into the Green Forest to encounter Reddy Fox, Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, and other winsome characters. This special edition commemorates the 100th anniversary of Thornton W. Burgess's first published work, Old Mother West Wind, and its 1911 follow-up, Mother WestWind's Children. Replete with the original illustrations, these gentle stories offer children enduring lessons about ecology and respect for wildlife."

Poor Bobby Coon He is having the worst dream ever There's this terrible thumping noise, and his whole house is shaking. But wait, he isn't dreaming What's happening? Children will love hearing, and reading, about Bobby Coon and how he ends up living in

Poor Bobby Coon! He is having the worst dream ever! There 's this terrible thumping noise, and his whole house is shaking. But wait, he isn t dreaming! What 's happening? How does he end up living in Farmer Brown 's Barn all winter? And what happens to Bobby