Blacky the Crow is always watching for things not intended for his sharp eyes. The result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid. In this respect he is just like his cousin, Sammy Jay. Between them they see a great deal with which

Wonderfully handsome was Lightfoot the Deer, or so all the animals in The Green Forest thought. With his majestic antlers and proud bearing, he was quite a sight when he moved through the forest. But Lightfoot was worried. It was Autumn, and the hunters w

There is not one of all the little people in the Green Forest who has so many enemies to watch out for as has Whitefoot the Woodmouse. There are ever so many who would like nothing better than to dine on plump little Whitefoot. There are Buster Bear and B

Old Mr. Toad is acting strangely, and his behavior puzzles his friends in the Green Meadow. He is in a hurry, and Old Mr. Toad never hurries unless he is in danger. But this time he says he has a very important engagement. See what Jimmy Skunk, Peter Cott

Just then it came again, a sound such as neither Peter Rabbit nor Jimmy Skunk had ever heard before. Peter's teeth began to chatter. Never had the Green Meadows or the Green Forest heard anything like it. It sounded something like Hooty the Owl, and Dippy

"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

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

"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