Mother West Wind's Children

The second volume in Burgess's popular Green Forest series, this collection of heartwarming tales recounts the adventures of Reddy Fox, Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, and other endearing characters. Suffused with gentle humor and embellished by Kerr's illustrations from the original 1911 edition, these stories offer children enduring lessons about wildlife ecology.

I. Danny Meadow Mouse Learns Why His Tail Is Short

II. Why Reddy Fox Has No Friends

III. Why Peter Rabbit’s Ears Are Long

IV. Reddy Fox Disobeys

V. Striped Chipmunk’s Pockets

VI. Reddy Fox, the Boaster

VII. Johnny Chuck’s Secret

VIII. Johnny Chuck’s Great Fight

IX. Mr. Toad’s Old Suit

X. Grandfather Frog Gets Even

XI. The Disappointed Bush

XII. Why Bobby Coon Washes His Food

XIII. The Merry Little Breezes Have a Busy Day

XIV. Why Hooty the Owl Does Not Play on the Green Meadows

XV. Danny Meadow Mouse Learns to Laugh