Old Mother West Wind Tales

The Bedtime Book that Begs to be Read Aloud

Old Mother West Wind Tales is an updated version of the century-old classic by Thornton W. Burgess, rewritten in a lyrical and easier-to-read-aloud modern style.

Children will delight in the mischievous antics of the animals and birds of the Grassy Green Meadow and the Windily Wood. All the old favourites--Johnny Chuck, fly-gobbling Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, and sly Reddy Fox-are joined in their adventures by new characters such as Billy Brock, little Zo y Otter and her brother Otty, Sneezle the Weasel, and Toby Cockles the Terrapin.

Fun facts about the real-life habits of the animals portrayed in the stories are found after each chapter.

These gentle rhyming bedtime tales from a timeless world will charm adults as well as children.

Discover...

• - How the Merry Little Breezes Saved Mrs. Redwing's Eggs
• - Why Grandfather Frog has no tail
• - Why Jimmy Skunk wears stripes
• - How Pee-Tee the Prankster Rabbit got his Comeuppance.
• - How Reddy Fox had a Terrible Fright
• - How Little Zo y Otter Saved Grandfather Frog
• How Mischievous Acts have Consequences
• - Who Found the Best Thing in the World

These wholesome and delightful stories for bedtime reading were rewritten to introduce them to English children, therefore a few of the original characters have been changed into more well-known animals of the British countryside.

This book will appeal l to lovers of Beatrix Potter, Brambly Hedge, and the Animals of Farthing Wood.