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Thornton Waldo Burgess ( 1874 – 1965) was a conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in books and his newspaper column, Bedtime Stories. He was sometimes known as the Bedtime Story-Man. By the time he retired, he had written more than 170 books and 15,000 stories for the daily newspaper column.This 1922 publication has been reformatted for the Kindle.

PETER RABBIT PUTS ON AIRS: ILLUSTRATED EDITION BY THORNTON BURGESS Peter Rabbit, so unhappy at his plain-sounding name, briefly changed his name to Peter Cottontail because he felt it made him sound more important. He began putting on airs to live up to his important-sounding name, but after much teasing from his friends, soon returned to his original name, because, as he put it, "There's nothing like the old name after all." A short but adorable story by Naturalist Thornton Burgess with illustrations by Harrison Cady make this an ideal bedtime adventure. For a new generation of young readers and for little hands to hold and to love.Recommended by The Gunston Trust For Nonviolence of Children's Literature.Ages 3-8+Look for the Gunston Bunnies!!

Children’s Bedtime Story: Thornton Burgess - Peter Rabbit Puts on Airs - A Vintage Collection Edition Peter Rabbit, unhappy at his plain-sounding name, briefly changed his name to Peter Cottontail because he felt it made him sound more important. He began putting on airs to live up to his important-sounding name, but after much teasing from his friends, soon returned to his original name, because, as he put it, "There's nothing like the old name after all." Original story by Naturalist Thornton W. Burgess and illustrated by Harrison Cady, this short but adorable lesson of life is an ideal bedtime adventure for a new generation of young readers. From the Vintage Collection of R.F. Gilmor for little hands to hold and to love.