The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad
Thornton W. Burgess, Tom Weiss, Spoken Realms
Audiobook
(Spoken Realms, Jan. 21, 2015)
Old Mr. Toad is the main character in this audiobook. He teaches the listener lessons about thinking before talking, downside of self-pride, and how important old friends can be. Old Mr. Toad believes he is very smart and considers it a duty to teach his friends in the Green Forest important facts. There is even a villain in the book, Mr. Blacksnake. Thornton Burgess teaches young listeners about the habits of toads and in spite of this being a children's story, reminds us that the animals in the story do have to worry about survival.