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When Mistress Spring starts from way down South to bring joy and gladness to the Green Meadows and the Green Forest, the Laughing Brook and the Smiling Pool, a great many travelers start with her or follow her. Winsome Bluebird goes just a little way ahead of her, for Winsome... Read Full Overview

When Mistress Spring starts from way down South to bring joy and gladness to the Green Meadows and the Green Forest, the Laughing Brook and the Smiling Pool, a great many travelers start with her or follow her. Winsome Bluebird goes just a little way ahead of her, for Winsome... Read Full Overview

""The Adventures of Mr. Mocker"" is a classic children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. It follows the adventures of Mr. Mocker, a mockingbird who loves to imitate the sounds of other animals. Mr. Mocker lives in the Green Forest, where he interacts with a variety of other... Read Full Overview

Something strange is going on in the Green Forest Sticky-toes the Tree Toad hears his own voice coming from another tree, yet he hasn't said anything. It seems that Sammy Jay is keeping everyone awake by calling "Thief, thief " but he swears he was asleep. And Unc' Billy Possum... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Mr. Mocker is a classic children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. It tells the story of a mischievous mockingbird named Mr. Mocker who lives in the Green Forest. Mr. Mocker loves to play pranks on his fellow forest creatures, but his tricks often get him... Read Full Overview

Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 17, 1874 - June 5, 1965) was an American 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... Read Full Overview

"If you please, Mistah Buzzard, you can tell me if there is anybody way down South where you come from who can make his voice sound just like the voices of other people. Is there?" Bobby was using his very politest manner. "Cert'nly Cert'nly " chuckled Ol'... Read Full Overview

""The Adventures of Mr. Mocker"" is a children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. The story follows the titular character, a mockingbird, as he embarks on a series of adventures in the Green Forest. Along the way, he meets a variety of other animals, including Peter Rabbit,... Read Full Overview