Thornton Burgess: 85 books

A classic tale for younger readers, and a great bedtime story.  Great reading for younger readers to read along, or read for themselves.

This collection of irresistible tales features Peter Cottontail and the ever-hungry Reddy Fox, Buster Bear and Little Joe Otter, Grandfather Frog, who's determined to see the Great World beyond the familiar vistas of the Smiling Pool, plus other exciting tales starring Jimmy Skunk, Billy Mink, and all their animal friends!

Mother Bear has a secret (actually, two of them) and their names are Boxer and Woof-Woof. Young readers will find out how the young cubs get even with Peter Rabbit, what happens when the bears meet their father, why Mother Bear has to rescue her youngsters, and much more in an engaging tale.

A classic tale for younger readers, and a great bedtime story.  Great reading for younger readers to read along, or read for themselves.

Little Whitefoot the Wood Mouse needs a warm, safe place and decides to spend the winter in Farmer Brown's barn where he meets a friendly stranger, tumbles into a life-threatening situation, and learns the meaning of the word "trust."

Bob White is a busy bird with many friends, so why is he keeping his new nest a secret? Why did Mrs. Bob White choose such a dangerous location for their home? And when a hunter shows up, how will Farmer Brown's boy rescue the imperiled Whites? This wonderful "read aloud" edition for young children includes the original Harrison Cady illustrations.

A classic tale for younger readers, and a great bedtime story.  Great reading for younger readers to read along, or read for themselves.

This little rhyme Paddy the Beaver made up as he toiled at building the dam which was to make the pond he so much desired deep in the Green Forest. Of course it wasn't quite true, that about working all night and all day. Nobody could do that, you know, and keep it up. Everybody has to rest and sleep....

Caught between certain death at the paws of Shadow the Weasel and the claws of Redtail the Hawk, Chatterer the Red Squirrel finds himself on the run from his home and his stores of nuts and seeds just as winter is coming on. But Chatterer's unruly tongue gets him into all sorts of trouble with the...

To all little children and to all those crowned with the glory of many years who still retain that priceless possession, the heart of a child, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.

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Granny Fox Gives Reddy a Scare Reddy Fox lived with Granny Fox. You see, Reddy was one of a large family, so large that MOther Fox had hard work to feed so many hungry little mouths and so she had let Reddy go to live with old Granny Fox. Granny Fox was the wisest, slyest, smartest fox in all the country...