Other editions of book Mother West Wind 'How' Stories

Peter Rabbit sat on the edge of the dear Old Briar-patch, staring up into the sky with his head tipped back until it made his neck ache. Way, way up in the sky was a black speck sailing across the snowy white face of a cloud. It didn't seem possible that it could be alive way up there. But it was. Peter knew that it was, and he knew who it was. It was King Eagle. By and by it disappeared over towards the Great Mountain. Peter rubbed the back of his neck, which ached because he had tipped his head back so long. Then he gave a little sigh. "I wonder what it seems like to be able to fly like that," said he out loud, a way he sometimes has. "Are you envious?" asked a voice so close to him that Peter jumped. There was Sammy Jay sitting in a little tree just over his head.

MOTHER WEST WIND 'HOW' STORIES: ILLUSTRATED EDITION BY THORNTON BURGESSMOTHER WEST WIND 'HOW' STORIES is a wonderful bedtime experience as we enter the world of animals that make their home in the Green Forest. Original storys by Naturalist Thornton W. Burgess with illustrtions by Harrison Cady bring all the forest friends to life. Chapters make this an ideal bedtime reading. For little hands to hold and to love.Recommended by The Gunston Trust for Nonviolence in Children's Literature.Ages: 3-8Look for the Gunston Bunnies

Children’s Bedtime Story:Mother West Wind How Stories A wonderful bedtime experience as we enter the world of animals that make their home in the Green Forest. Original stories by Naturalist Thornton W. Burgess with illustrations by Harrison Cady bring all the forest friends to life. Chapters make this an ideal bedtime reading. From the Vintage Collection of R.F. Gilmor for a new generation of young readers and for little hands to hold and to love.

Thornton W. Burgess' little nature stories are as delightful in adulthood as in childhood, which is, as C. S. Lewis said, proof of a good children's book.Visit The Green Meadows, the Green Forest, the Briar Patch, or the Smiling Pool and find Peter Rabbit, Grandfather Frog (the wise old storyteller), Billy Mink, King Bear, Mr. Weasel, Mr. Owl, Reddy the Squirrel, and all the other happy animals who live and play and learn in the wonderful world Mr. Burgess constructed from the places of his childhood.This is yet another wonderful story to read as an adult and re-live childhood fantasy or read to a grandchild to grow aware of his or her heritage and the joys of nature.

1916, 1st edition published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, Written and produced under "wartime conditions," Thornton W. Burgess sought to bring the reality of nature into the homes and lives of children by assigning names and personalities to many, quickly loved animal characters. By including true-to-life situations and characteristics, Burgess not only entertained, but also educated countless children about the animal kingdom and the horrors of meaningless killing.