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Title Happy Jack
Author Thornton W. Burgess
Illustrated By Harrison Cady
Publisher Grosset & Dunlap
First Printing 1918
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Title Chatterer the Red Squirrel
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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Publisher McClelland & Stewart - 1943
First Printing 1915
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Title Old Mother West Wind
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1910
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Title Mother West Wind’s Children
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1911
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Title Baby Possum Has a Scare
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1912
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Title Baby Possum’s Queer Voyage
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1912
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Title Mother West Wind’s Animal Friends
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1912
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Title Mother West Wind’s Neighbors
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1913
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Title The Adventures of Reddy Fox
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1913
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Title The Adventures of Johnny Chuck
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1913
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Title Danny Meadow Mouse Learns Something
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Fun with Farmer Brown’s Boy
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title How Unc’ Billy Possum Met Buster Bear
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Jack Frost Helps Paddy the Beaver
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Jerry Muskrat Begins to Build
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Jerry Muskrat Is Laughed At
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Jerry Muskrat Wins Respect
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Jumper the Hare Cannot Sleep
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Mr. Toad and Danny Meadow Mouse Take a Walk
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Old Mr. Toad Gets His Stomach Full
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Peter Rabbit Puts on Airs
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Striped Chipmunk’s Secret Joke
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title The Adventures of Mr. Mocker
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title The Adventures of Peter Cottontail
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title The Adventures of Unc’ Billy Possum
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Unc’ Billy Possum Has a Fright
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1914
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Title Mother West Wind "Why" Stories
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1915
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Title Peter Rabbit’s Get Acquainted Party
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1915
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Title The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1915
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Title The Adventures of Grandfather Frog
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1915
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Title The Adventures of Sammy Jay
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1915
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Title Tommy and the Wishing Stone
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1915
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Title Tommy’s Wishes Come True
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1915
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Title Mother West Wind "How" Stories
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1916
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Title The Adventures of Buster Bear
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1916
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Title The Adventures of Old Man Coyote
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1916
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Title The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1916
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Title The Adventures of Prickly Porky
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1916
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Title An Important Meeting at the Smiling Pool
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title Four little Mice at School and Play
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title Johnny Chuck Loses His Temper
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title Mother West Wind "When" Stories
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title Paddy the Beaver Gives Warning
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title Peter Rabbit Introduces His Big Cousin
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title Peter Rabbit Learns from Striped Chipmunk
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title Striped Chipmunk Has a Secret
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1917
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Title Happy Jack Squirrel’s Thrift Club
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1918
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Title Mother West Wind "Where" Stories
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1918
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Title The Adventures of Bobby Coon
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1918
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Title The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1918
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Title Mrs. Peter Rabbit
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1919
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Title The Adventures Bobby White
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1919
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Title The Adventures of Ol’ Mistah Buzzard
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1919
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Title Bowser the Hound
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1920
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Title Old Granny Fox
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1920
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Title Lightfoot the Deer
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1921
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Title Tommy’s Change of Heart
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1921
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Title Blacky the Crow
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1922
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Title Buster Bear Invites Old Mr. Toad to Dine
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1922
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Title Grandfather Frog Stays in the Smiling Pool
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1922
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Title Whitefoot the Woodmouse
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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First Printing 1922
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Title The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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Title The Burgess Bird Book for Children
Author Thornton W. Burgess
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Category Children
Warnings None
Main Characters Happy Jack, Chatterer, Reddy, Johnny, Jerry, Billy, Danny, Grandfather Frog, Buster, Old Mr. Toad, Prickly Porky, Paddy, Jimmy, Peter, Bowser, Old Granny Fox, Lightfoot, Blacky, Whitefoot, Jumper, Tommy, Joe, Shadow, Old Man Coyote, Peter, Sammy, and many more
Main Elements Anthropomorphic animals
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These delightful nature stories about the busy little animals who live in the Green Meadows have become classics - an endless source of entertainment for youngsters. Children never tire of hearing about Peter Rabbit's jokes, Billy Mink's swimming party, Little Joe Otter's slippery slide, and why Jimmy Skunk wears stripes and Grandfather Frog has no tail.




I inherited two of these books, Happy Jack and Chatterer the Red Squirrel, from my brother, but I've always loved them. I used to watch on TV the series Tales of the Green Forest, and animated show based on the characters from Burgess' wonderful imagination. To my great pleasure, I found many of the books had been made available on Project Gutenberg, so I put my brand new eReader to good use!

Now I might be a little old to read these stories during my commute to work, but I find they are great fun. There is a huge cast of characters and each are endearing in their own way. Burgess really captures the personalities of the various Meadow and Forest folk and it's a great way for kids to become acquainted with their furry neighbours habits.

I had some trouble finding a full bibliography of Burgess' work, especially broken down to the various series he wrote, so as I don't have access to all the stories I had to guess by title which ones are actually part of the Green Meadow series, and which are other nature based books written by him. It also seems there is a Green Forest and an Old Mother West Wind series, but the characters definitely wander between the pages so I'll group them all together.

Burgess had a great love of nature and he wanted children the world over to share his fascination. He also has a series of Boy Scout stories, one of which I found and was also fun to read. I'm also not certain of the order of the books, I couldn't even go by the year in which they were published since he'd publish several in the same year!

That said, it is an endless supply of wonderful stories to share with your kids, or if you love nature and are a big kid yourself, to enjoy on your own. And don't forget to try to find the Tales of the Green Forest, it was one of my favorite shows growing up.


June 2015

Project Gutenberg added another 6 books to their online collection!




Posted: March 2012

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