Deep dive into the delightful collection of adventure animal tales from the creator of Peter Rabbit, Thornton W. Burgess.In `The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver', we'll join Paddy as he works to build his dam and protect his home. But when a group of humans threatens to destroy his beloved dam, can Paddy use his resourcefulness to save and secure his home, future, and fate?From escaping the clutches of Granny Fox in `The Adventures of Reddy Fox' to learning valuable life lessons in `Old Mother West Wind', the antics of the lovable animal characters of the Green Meadows and Green Forest will keep readers of all ages entertained.Weaving a thrilling animal adventure collection featuring furry friends such as Peter Rabbit and Reddy Fox, `Selected Thornton W. Burgess' is the perfect companion for fans of Domhnall Gleeson and Rose Byrne in the animated adventure, `Peter Rabbit'.Thornton W. Burgess (1874-1965) was an American conservationist and children's author. He is best known for his series of bedtime stories featuring the character Peter Rabbit and other animals, which were published in numerous books and later adapted into a popular animated television show.

Découvrez les aventures intemporelles de Peter Cottontail, Jimmy Skunk et Grandfather Frog dans ce classique de la littérature jeunesse.

Découvrez comment Paddy le castor, travailleur infatigable, transforme la Forêt Verte et le Ruisseau Rieur en un nouveau foyer. Une aventure pleine d’astuce et de persévérance, idéale pour les jeunes lecteurs et les amoureux de la nature !

Découvrez les espiègleries de Reddy Fox, jeune renard trop malin pour son propre bien, qui défie Farmer Brown et ses amis de la forêt.

In the heart of the Green Forest, Buster Bear and his wife, Mother Bear, are overjoyed to welcome not one, but two tiny cubs into their den. But with double the joy comes double the mischief! Join Buster Bear and his mischievous twins, Buster Junior and Busterina, as they embark on a series of hilarious adventures. From tumbling into a beehive to getting lost in the forest, these playful cubs keep their parents on their toes. With its charming characters and heartwarming stories, "Buster Bear's Twins" is a classic tale that will delight readers of all ages.

Thornton W. Burgess was a conservationist and prolific author of children's books. His gently humorous stories about the animals of the meadows and woods teach little lessons about getting along with others; they are perfect bedtime stories for small children.

"Folks aren't so sure about you when You spring surprises now and then." Little Joe Otter.Join Little Joe Otter and Peter Rabbit in their adventures that include encounters with Farmer Brown and a treacherous trapper. This is the second of the "Smiling Pool Series" of stories by prolific author of 150 animal books for the children, Thornton W. Burgess.

Old Mr. Toad decides to join the Chorus at the Smiling pool - with unexpected results. He encounters Buster Bear as well as the famous Peter Rabbit among many other forest creatures who are just too numerous to list here. If you join in and read a chapter or two you will learn who they are. Don't be shy! These chapters are short and fun to read.

The Adventures of Buster Bear is another set of children's stories by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. Buster Bear has many adventures and misadventures as he meets the different characters in the Green Forest near the Laughing Brook. Along the way, we learn about the habits of Buster and his friends and we learn little lessons about life such as the importance of sharing, not stealing, making friends and not sticking one's head into tin pails.

In the early days of Boy Scouts of America, the focus was on building men from the boys. The boys learned honor, discipline, brotherhood, and the many facets of Woodcraft: the skills needed to survive and thrive in the wild. Walter Upton comes to this remote camp eager to put his "book learning" to use. He learns that, though the information in the books has some value, real learning comes from experience in the wilderness and from striving alongside his fellow Scouts. Along the way, he also gets to teach others the importance of character and the hope it brings to the rest of life's endeavors.

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and author of children's stories. He loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years. By the time he retired, he had written more than 170 books. Many of his outdoor observations in nature were used as plots for his stories. In his first book, "Old Mother West Wind," published in 1910, the reader meets many of the characters found in later books and stories. These characters include Peter Rabbit, Jimmy Skunk, Sammy Jay, Bobby Raccoon, Joe Otter, Grandfather Frog, Billy Mink, Jerry Muskrat, Spotty the Turtle and of course, Old Mother West Wind and her Merry Little Breezes. Note to parents of very small children: in Chapter 15, little Tommy Trout gets eaten by a pickerel.

There's nothing that sly troublemaker Sammy Jay likes better than stealing corn - unless it's playing tricks on the other animals in the forest. Yet Chatterer the Red Squirrel would like to keep his corn, thank you very much, and while he's at it prove he is just as smart as Sammy Jay! Thornton Burgess takes us once again into the charming world of the Green Forest and Green Meadows in this delightful story.

The Adventures of Paddy Beaver is another in the long list of children's books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, the industrious and clever Paddy Beaver, a newcomer to the Green Forest, has encounters with Sammy Jay, Jerry Muskrat, Ol' Man Coyote and other inhabitants of the Green Forest. Along the way, we learn how Paddy builds his dam and his house, and how he stores his food. We also learn little lessons about life, such as the importance of planning before doing, caring for Nature, trusting others, the benefits of working together and how wonderful it is to have a job one can sink one's teeth into.

Jerry Muskrat and his friends love their homes in the Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook. So when the Smiling Pool suddenly stops smiling, and the Laughing Brook stops laughing, Jerry Muskrat goes on an adventurous investigation along with Grandfather Frog, Billy Mink, Little Joe Otter and Spotty the Turtle.

Bowser the hound is a great tracking dog. He doesn't fall for many tricks, but this time he did. Old Man Coyote leads him off on a wild chase and gets him lost far from home. In the effort to get Bowser back home we learn something about survival, craftiness, and friendship.

Little Joe Otter, Mrs. Otter, and the two Otter children go on a traveling adventure where the children learn about trappers, bobcats, and the great fun of a slippery slide.

Chatterer the Red Squirrel finds himself in trouble again and is forced to abandon his old home. As the search for a new home begins, Chatterer's curiosity gets the better of him and a moment of carelessness causes him to stumble into a far different home than he ever imagined. This book is Thornton W. Burgess at his best as he captures the personalities and behaviors of the animals in the Green Forest delightfully well and tells a story of mischievousness and unexpected friendship.

Danny Meadow Mouse, along with his friend Peter Rabbit, lead exciting lives. Everyday they have adventures and close calls with hungry folks like Granny and Reddy Fox, Hooty the Owl, and Mr. Blacksnake. But the two friends help each other out, from snowy winter to warm summertime.

Tommy is a young farm lad with a keen interest in all animals. On the edge of the Green Meadows, he finds an old grey rock. He discovers that when he sits there, Tommy can wish and become any animal. From frogs to geese to beavers and bears, the young boy experiences firsthand the joys and sorrows of animal lives.

You can't fool old Mother Nature. No, Sir, you can't fool old Mother Nature, and it's of no use to try. The animals of the Green Meadows and Green Forest have little adventures while Grandfather Frog tells stories to Mother West Wind's children, the Merry Little Breezes.

The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk is another in the long list children's books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, Jimmy Skunk has encounters with Reddy Fox, Peter Rabbit, Unc' Billy Possum and other acquaintances of his in the Green Meadows and Green Forest. Along the way, we learn some of the habits of Jimmy and his friends and we learn little lessons about life such as the importance of always keeping one's temper, keeping promises and not playing practical jokes. We are also treated to a philosophical discussion by Jimmy Skunk on the advantages of defensive weaponry.

The Adventures of Bob White is another in the long line of children's books by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, Bob White and Mrs. Bob White make a new home near the Old Briar Patch where they become neighbors with Peter Rabbit. We learn what Bob White likes to eat, how he protects his nest from being discovered, and who his friends and his enemies are. We also learn that sometimes it's not good to know everything, that arithmetic can be a useful tool, and that a Bob White needs to stay far away from the two-legged creatures who carry fire-sticks.

Tuktu and her brother, Aklak, are Eskimo children who live happily with their beloved reindeer in the Northland. When Tuktu is lost in a fog, she meets Santa Claus or the Good Spirit as she knows him. This generous little girl wants to share her reindeer with the children of the world and so works to help Santa on his annual Christmas journey.

This is the story of Whitefoot the wood mouse, the most timid and shy creature in all the Green Forest. You see, Whitefoot has many enemies who would love nothing more than to make him their dinner. Despite the many perils Whitefoot often faces, he "is one of those wise little people who never allow unpleasant things of the past to spoil their present happiness, and who never borrow trouble from the future." Read about Whitefoot's adventures as he searches for safe places to live, tries to avoid the keen eyes and noses of his enemies, and makes new friends along the way.

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. American naturalist and conservationist Thornton W. Burgess was the author of more than one hundred books for children; the bestremembered of these is Old Mother West Wind, which was originally written for his young son. Burgess also wrote dozens of books about the creatures of the northern North American forest, four of which are collected here as the Green Forest Stories. This Green Forest Stories compilation focuses on Lightfoot the Deer, Blacky the Crow, Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, and twin bear cubs WoofWoof and Boxer. Readers may have encountered these characters in other of Burgess's stories about the "little people" of the Massachusetts forest. Burgess's earliest ventures into animal fantasy are roughly contemporary with Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories and Beatrix Potter's tales of various animals, and represent the most lasting American entry into this genre. Animal fantasy is a subgenre of children's literature in which animals are anthropomorphized into humanlike characters and use language like humans. It is often criticized by those who want readers to experience more realistic representations of animals and the natural world, but animal fantasies engage a millenniaold tradition, in the Western canon reaching back at least as far as Aesop's Fables; animal characters feature in teaching stories for children (and adults) in cultures around the world. Burgess's stories are intended for children in the early elementary grades. The challenges and triumphs of the "little people" in his stories will feel identifiable to many young readers, and the snippets of moralizing and authorial commentary interleaved with the actions of the plot reflect a teaching device with a long history. In the late twentieth century, Burgess fell out of favour with teachers and librarians. This shift occurred in part due to changing tastes in literary style and in part due to a changing society. Burgess is entirely a writer of his time. Most of the animals he depicts are male, and many of the female animals who wander into the stories are more passive and more stereotyped than the kinds of representation preferred for girls today. (Such is not the case, however, of Old Granny Fox, who may be the smartest of the little people Burgess represents and certainly does not lack agency or selfdetermination.) The style of Burgess's storytelling is undeniably oldfashioned but still deserves consideration. Although the writing is often simple and plain, there are rhetorical flourishes that reveal the author's attention to craft. In particular, Burgess's use of formulaic expressions such as "jolly, round, bright Mr. Sun" and "the Merry Little Breezes" links these tales to an orality that stretches back to at least The Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer (think of phrases such as "the winedark sea," "rosyfingered Dawn," and "brighteyed Athena"). Through his broader use of repetition and through onomatopoeia, Burgess underscores characteristics of his characters' reallife forest counterparts-the way a chickadee calls, a squirrel scolds, or a rabbit lopes, for example. In these stories, as in the Green Meadow Stories collection, we observe features that signal Burgess's experience as a writer for periodicals and as an early radio broadcaster. Each chapter begins with reminders about the previous chapter, and chapters end with either a strong, propulsive conclusion or a traditional cliffhanger. The chapters are generally quite short-a comfortable size to read as a bedtime story, and just long enough to hold a new reader's attention without demanding too much of that reader's energy. The strong narrative voice sounds distinctly like oral storytelling. One can almost imagine a small group of young people seated in a circle at the storyteller's feet. That image captures the essence of these animal tales. They are light, bright peeks into a complex and beautiful world, a world any girl or boy may want to pursue through study or personal explorations. As humanity faces the daily loss of animal species, stories that delight readers and listeners, that encourage them to learn about and respect the creatures of the nonhuman world, deserve our renewed attention and respect.

The life story of the naturalist and renowned writer, the author of the series of animal stories for children. Comments on a wide variety of subjects, including nature study, wildlife conservation, and people.

Lightfoot and his friends, Sammy Jay and Paddy Beaver, help each other through hunting season in the Green Forest. - Summary by Jude Somers

This is the story about Tommy and how he came to better understand the animals around him. Tommy has a favourite stone that he likes to sit upon to think about his day and ponder his troubles. He comes to name this stone the wishing-stone, as it seems to grant his impulsive wishes to become various animals that happen to cross his path while sitting there. Tommy learns first-hand about the exciting life of these animals and gains a new perspective after each exciting adventure.

"Who would have thought dropping a nut would cause so much trouble? No sooner does Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel go scampering down the tree than he finds himself in trouble with Chatterer, the Red Squirrel -- and then running for dear life -- away from Shadow the Weasel! Thornton Burgess's entertaining tales of wild nature have entertained children and adults alike for nearly a century. - Summary by Jude Somers"

A wonderful book in which we meet the lucky little bunny who becomes Mrs. Peter Rabbit! This is one of many delightful animal books written by Thornton W. Burgess. I grew up reading and enjoying these tales of talking animals with fun and varied personalities. Peter Rabbit is a character loved by all, and this charming tale recounts the adventures of meeting, wooing, and marrying Mrs. Peter Rabbit. (Introduction by CLW Rollins)

The Adventures of Johnny Chuck is another in the long list of children's books by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this story, it is spring time and a young chuck's fancy turns to thoughts of ... traveling, protecting one's turf, finding a new home, and yes, love. Along the way, we learn little lessons about life such as there are good and bad kinds of pride, the importance of keeping secrets and that, even in the animal world, the three most important factors in determining the desirability of property are "location, location, location." (Summary by John Lieder)

Blacky the Crow is a clever rascal who lives in the Green Forest and Meadow. He loves to play tricks on the other little people who are his neighbours, and is curious about Farmer Brown's Boy. Blacky is always thinking about what is right and what is wrong, but he still gets into all kinds of mischief. - Summary by Jude Somers