Another delightful children's book by Clara Dillingham Pierson about various forest animals - what they do, and what they are like. Each one also giving subtle moral and life lessons to young children. - Summary by Claire Schreuder
Chapters
1 To the Children 3 min 2 Mr. Red Squirrel Comes to Live in the Forest 6 min 3 Why Mr. Great Horned Owl Hatched the Eggs 8 min 4 The Swaggering Crow 6 min 5 The Red-Headed Woodpecker Children 10 min 6 The Night Moth With a Crooked Feeler 8 min 7 The Bees and the Kingbird 8 min 8 The Story of the Cow Bird's Egg 8 min 9 Mrs Mourning Dove's Housekeeping 6 min 10 The Young Blue Jay Who Was Not Brave Enough To Be Afraid 7 min 11 The Red Squirrels Begin Housekeeping 10 min 12 The Biggest Little Rabbit Learns to See 8 min 13 The Little Bat Who Wouldn't Go to Bed 9 min 14 A Swarm Leaves the Bee Tree 9 min 15 A Haughty Ground Hog 7 min 16 The Undecided Rattlesnake 8 min 17 The Quarrelsome Mole 10 min 18 The Wild Turkeys Come 9 min 19 The Travellers Go South 10 min 20 The Ruffed Grouse's Story 8 min 21 A Mild Day in Winter 10 min
