Books for the Whole Family

Thornton Burgess Books

First published in 1913 by the author of Old Mother West Wind and many other children's classics, these books have now been completely reset in large easy-to-read type with six new illustrations by Thea Kliros based on Harrison Cady's charming originals. The stories are about entertaining adventures among "the lesser folk in fur and feathers," created by a beloved storyteller and conservationist. Our son particularly loved these books as a child and well into his teen years – reading over and over again. (paperback)

Reading to: 5 to 10
Independent reading: 8 to 12

Books in Set #1     (Go to Set #1)
Bobby Racoon | Buster Bear | Chatterer the Red Squirrel | Danny Meadow Mouse | Grandfather Frog | Jerry Muskrat | Jimmy Skunk | Johnny Chuck | Old Man Coyote | Old Mr. Toad

Books in Set #2     (Go to Set #2)
Paddy the Beaver | Peter Cottontail | Poor Mrs. Quack | Prickly Porky | Reddy Fox | Blacky the Crow | Buster Bear's Twins | Lightfoot the Deer | Mrs. Peter Rabbit | Old Granny Fox

Books in Set #3     (Go to Set #3)
Old Mother West Wind | Bowser the Hound | Happy Jack | Mother West Wind's Neighbors | Mother West Wind's Animal Friends | Unc' Billy Possum | Sammy Jay | Whitefoot the Wood Mouse

Larger books by Thornton Burgess
(Go to Larger Books)

Burgess Animal Book for Children
Burgess Bird Book for Children
Burgess Seashore Book for Children
Big Book of Animal Stories