Excerpt from The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver
At their best. So it wasn't quite true that Paddy worked all day after work ing all night But it was true that Paddy had no time to play. He had too much to do. He had had his play time during the long summer, and now he had to get ready for the long cold winter.
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This new edition of the classic story introduces a new generation of young readers to Burgess' irresistible cast of animal friends in his timeless collection of Bedtime Stories featuring the original black-and-white artwork by Cady from the first edition. 5 x 8.
Join Billy Mink, Bobby Raccoon, and Jumper the Hare as they battle the Rats, a crew of robbers that takes over the Big Barn and makes life miserable for the Green Forest friends. Includes illustrations by Harrison Cady.
In this wise woodland fable, a sulky boy experiences life from the point of view of several forest creatures, including a mouse, a bird, a mink, and a humble toad. The boy learns that the life of "lesser folk of fur and feathers" isn't quite what he imagined it to be. Includes Harrison Cady's drawings from the original edition.
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The Green Forest welcomes Old Mr. Buzzard and his wife, who arrive from the sunny South and teach valuable lessons to Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox, Sammy Jay, and other locals.
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Delightfully instructive tale of another denizen of the Green Forest. Bobby bites his own tail, is horribly frightened, survives an encounter with Buster Bear, and more before he finds a new home.