A racoon awakes from his winter nap to find his tree being chopped down. An old frog decides that now is the time to see more of the world. A mouse gets upset because his tail is short - and because an owl wants to eat him for dinner. With his love and respect for nature and animals at his fingertips, Thornton W. Burgess` created some of the world`s best children`s stories with his first collection, `Old Mother West Wind` (1910). Each story has relatable characters and a subtle moral that is not at all preachy. This collection introduces some of Burgess` famous characters that would pop up in his later books, like Peter Rabbit and Bobby Raccoon.
Thornton W. Burgess
Thornton W. Burgess (1874–1965) était un auteur, naturaliste et défenseur de la nature américain, célèbre pour ses histoires animalières destinées aux enfants. Pionnier de la littérature jeunesse éducative, il a écrit plus de 170 livres et des milliers de chroniques pour sensibiliser à la protection de la faune. Son univers, peuplé de personnages comme **Peter Rabbit** et **Reddy Fox**, reste un pilier des *bedtime stories* depuis plus d’un siècle. *The Adventures of Reddy Fox*, publié en 1913, est l’un de ses ouvrages les plus appréciés, mêlant aventure, humour et enseignements sur la nature.
