Introduce your child to Thornton W. Burgess' long-beloved Bedtime Stories, featuring such timeless characters as Peter Cottontail, Jimmy Skunk, and Paddy the Beaver. In The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver, Paddy Beaver arrives from the woods in the North and settles into the Laughing Brook. Strange things start happening, and everyone in the Green Forest is very curious. Who is stealing Sammy Jay's trees? Why is Jerry Muskrat's house suddenly out of the water? How early do you have to get up to outsmart Old Man Coyote?

A dedicated naturalist, Burgess imbues his stories with the good humor, imagination, and fun animal antics that all children will enjoy reading during story time. These essential childhood classic stories also feature the original black-and-white illustrations by Harrison Cady, lending this edition a vintage feel. This volume will become a treasured classic on your bedtime story shelf.

 

This book is part of a book series called Thornton Burgess Library .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Seagrass Press .

Maddie Frost is a picture book author-illustrator from New England. She currently lives outside Boston with her husband. Visit her online at Maddie-Frost. com. Burgess lived in Massachusetts. Learn more about Thornton Burgess at thorntonburgess. org.