Mother West Wind's Animal Friends

by Thornton W. Burgess

Book Overview

Old Mother West Wind has a lot of friends in the Green Forest, among them Reddy Fox, Happy Jack Squirrel, old Mr. Toad, Billy Mink, Little Joe Otter, and Jerry Muskrat. And of course, she and the Merry Little Breezes (all members of her family) are always ready to help if trouble comes their way. And one day it does A mysterious stranger comes to live in their neighborhood, making the regular inhabitants extremely curious and more than a bit nervous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486430308
• ISBN13: 9780486430300
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Old and Sweet

Thorton Burgess wrote an entire series of Mother West Wind stories close to a hundred years ago. All are about animals and their adventures in Green Forest----Prickly Porky the Porcupine joins a number of others from previous books like Reddy Fox, Peter Rabbit,and Happy Jack Squirrel. Even though this is a continuation of other books, the stories can stand alone. These were the bedtime stories my mother read to me in the 1940's; they are sweet, anthromorpic, and child appropriate. They are written simply enough so that children who have just learned to read may also enjoy them. I have purchased new copies of several to give as gifts to my 90-year-old mother who enjoys reading them to her great grandchildren. The older children also enjoy reading the stories by themselves.

A Great Classic!

This is a golden oldie in children's literature. Wonderful to share with children, grandchildren, nieces & nephews.

Animal Friends

I love this book! I'm amazed no one has reviewed it yet! I've had this book since I was a child in the 70's. It has always remained in my mind, the stories of Mother West Wind's Animal Friends.