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old gave these books a, I agree. "His books are awesome' she says, I liked the way morals were told in an entertaining way, I bet my daughter didn't feel she was being moralized at because she wanted to hear the whole book, I've tried others that had a distinct 'moral' or 'value' and she hates it, Books that go is thankful or learns to be honest. blah.

Burgess books are interesting entertaining and a good read, Hopefully the little lessons learned by the animals were also learned and put away in the back of my daughter's mind!

But if not, that's ok.
A book is meant to entertain and if it did that, that works for me,

They are a little 'oldfashioned' meaning the sun is called: Mr, round red jolly sun, the wind is Old Mother West Wind, a breeze is One of Mother West Wind's Children, the Merry Little Breezes etc, Quaint and not exactly science but endearing nonetheless, But other than that these books are science in story form, The stories are about real life things that frogs or bears or skunks do or could do, Unlike most books with animals as main characters where they learn to ride bikes, win the spelling bee at school etc, Beginning animal lore for young children, Or budding animal

lovers.

If you miss any of these from your local library they are also on Gutenberg's free books site,

Personally I think that these should be rereleased with new covers so kids will read them again,

The books themselves:

Grandfather Frog: He decides it's time for him to see more of the world, A little risk keeps life exciting, He has some exciting adventures before discovering 'there's no place like home',

Morals/ values/ lessons intertwined in the book: greed, mischieviousness, thoughtlessness, patience,

Danny Meadow Mouse: Danny gets upset because he has a short tail, He also gets caught by Hooty the Owl, who wants him for dinner,

Morals/ values/ lessons intertwined in the book: greed, anger, envy, kindness, friendship, look before you leap,

Buster Bear: Buster moves to the Green woods, This doesn't please the other animals because he takes 'their' fish, and they are frightened of him, But when the animals find out that Farmer Brown's Boy is afraid of Buster, they look at him with new eyes, . . until they find out the next personality trait Buster shows,

Morals/ values/ lessons intertwined in the book: temper, new friends come to the neighborhood,


Old Mother West Wind: A group of stories with Mother West Wind or her Little Breezes helping the animals of the Meadow and forest, A couple of 'how the xxx got/ lost zzz' stories also that were quite entertaining,

Morals/ values/ lessons intertwined in the book: vanity, friendship, contentment, helpfulness,

Old Man Coyote: Something is making a new sound in the Green Meadows/ Green Forest, The animals don't know what it could be, When it is discovered who has moved in, Granny Fox is determined to oust them from HER feeding grounds, Granny is in for a surprise because this stranger isn't easy to fool,

Morals/ values/ lessons intertwined in the book: courage, resisting temptation, good planning,

I can never read Burgess without thinking how his stories just go rollicking along so quickly you can hardly keep up with them, Such a delightful read almost as much fun reading it aloud to my own daughter as it was to have my dad read it to me at bedtimes long ago.
Chugarum, Grandfather Frog, I say! Actually read a first edition, published in, An absolute joy. Grandfather Frog is happy in his comfortable environment with his comfortable friends, Billy Mink, Jerry Muskrat and Little Joe Otter, and his comfortable life in Smiling Pool, One day, he gets into a little snit with his cousin, old Mr, Toad. They argu Determined to see the Great World beyond the familiar vistas of the Smiling Pool, Laughing Brook, Green Meadows, and Green Forest, Grandfather Frog leaps forth to tumble haplessly into the pitfalls of greed, boastfulness, and carelessness.
In this timehonored classic, Thornton W, Burgess mixes exciting adventure and goodnatured humor with gentle homily to spin a wholesome tale of animal characters that children have found irresistible for generations,
Woven into Grandfather Frog's adventures are the daring pranks of Jerry Muskrat, Little Joe Otter, and Billy Mink, the hunting exploits of Longlegs the Blue Heron and Whitetail the Marsh Hawk, and the brave deeds of Danny Meadow Mouse and Striped Chipmunk.
Their interwoven stories, newly reset here in large, easytoread type, will delight children as they discover, one by one, the many good reasons why Grandfather Frog came to wish he had never, never thought of leaving the Smiling Pool to see the Great World.
A stubborn codger of a bullfrog encounters great embarrassments and receives undeserved mercies, Read aloud with Lucy. I enjoyed reading this book to the girls, Lots of little wisdom gems, Grandfather Frog decides to leave the Smiling Pool for a bit and go see the wide world but soon realises, theres no place like home! The Thornton W.
Burgess novels are strange. Their drama is fueled by readers fear for what will happen to various anthropomorphized prey animals who, despite Mother Natures red teeth and claws, wear folksy little coattails and onestrap overalls.
We dont want to see any lil cuties eaten, but especially not that beaver in the bespoke vest! Yet here in The Adventures of Grandfather Frog, what do we see IN THE VERY FIRST ILLUSTRATION hanging from the mouth of our eponymous grenouille grandpère The legs of one “foolish green fly.
” Wearing pants. In dit boekje leren we weer andere dierenpersonages kennen, zoals de kikker, de pad, de reiger en de muskusrat, Maar ook Danny Meadowmouse en Farmer Brown's Boy zijn weer van de partij, Heel leuke reeks. My father also read this book to me, and it was another of the earliest I read for myself, It was the second book I could call a favorite, This book also had no paper cover, but a hard sandybrown cover, All the interior artwork was in blacks and white, but the picture I liked best was like the one shown in this example, I read this book many times as a child, but, did not remember it as an adult, I still have the copy my grandmother gave me to read on our travels on the Greyhound bus trips we made when I was in elementary school, My book is old and tattered, but the illustrations are wonderful! I loved reading this story as an adult, There are lessons for all of us no matter what age we are, As a grandma now, I relate more to old Grandfather Frog, ha! ha! Kids ages when first read:and, This was supposed to be theyo's school readaloud, but in the best tradition of homeschooling, theyo kept sneaking away from her tasks to listen as well.
The last time I tried reading Burgess to them, they were both bored stiff, so I was delighted that this time they both adored it, When I pulled out four more books in the "series," they snatched them out of my hands and settled down happily to peruse them, Definitely going to continue with these for school reading, A delightful book of short stores, great for kids bedtime reading, about Grandfather Frog and his adventures in Smiley Pond, his home, and what happens when his cousin the Toad convinces him life is better in the great big world.
The misadventures of what happens to Grandfather Frog is quite entertaining, and what happens when hes out of water! A lot included about nature, feelings, habitat, Anyone liking or wondering about frogs should enjoy this read! Great bedtime audiobook, Both boys loved it. The Burgess Books

This is a phrase that brings a smile to my face as often as I hear it, As a young child, I would lose myself for hours in the simple world of the wood and pond inhabited by Little Joe Otter, Buster Bear, Grandfather Frog, and terrorized by Farmer Brown's Boy.
I can remember the very shelf, even the exact spot in the little library in Felton, CA where these books were kept, I would return practically every week with a new armload to last me until our next trip to the library, Often I would carry out stories that I read several times before, just so I could once again escape into this imaginary world of furry mischief,

I remember these books well in concept, though the specifics of most of the stories elude me, It was easily fifteen years ago when I began reading them and has been over a decade since I last picked up one of Burguess' stories to read it.
That being said, this review is being written as a look back,

These stories are very simple and very fun, Of course, they are children's literature, so that's to be expected, but these stories strike me as especially so, Even still, I can remember some fascinating things I gleaned between the their covers,

For one thing, Burgess did a fantastic job of presenting the ideas of persepective and motivation in simplistic terms, For example, "The Adventures of Danny Field Mouse" would cast Old Man Coyote as a vicious, mean creature wishing to prey on Danny and his friends and family.
Yet, pick up instead "The Adventures of Old Man Coyote" and you'll see that when the story is told with him as the protagonist, those pesky field mice are annoying and useful for little more than a snack.
After reading both books, you're no more inclined to think of Old Man Coyote as a villian than you are to think of Danny Field Mouse as a pest that should be exterminated.
Note: This is a generic example, I do not recall if Old Man Coyote plays a role in Danny Field Mouse's story or the other way around, but this concept was presented several times.
It made an impression on me,

The only characters consistantly presented as antagonists were Farmer Brown and his boy, This would be one of the only things that I chalk up as odd, or maybe just a little "off" in these books, Humans and their influence on nature are presented as a negative influence on nature and animals always, It's interesting to note though that while humans are seen as a negative, humanity is lauded and held up as virtuous, All of the animals take on not only human personalities but characteristics, traits, and mannerisms, From a frog with a monocle and an otter with a handkerchief tied to a stick, to a busybody Jay and a reclusive owl who desires only to be left alone, humanity and it's traits keep cropping up.


Which would be another thing of value I feel that I saw in the Burgess books, These stories are full of social interaction and personality conflicts, even if they are charicatured more often than not, We see over and over again a working out of peace, if not harmony, between conflicting personalities, It may not always be easy to point out a scripture to reinforce the lesson implied, but social harmony is presented and more often than not, resolution is through reconciliation, forgiveness, or a similar method that is not only laudable, but distinctly Christian in action if not motivation.


All in all, the world created by Thornton W, Burgess is imaginative, innocent, fun, and educational, My reccomendation Grab a handful from your local library, gather a group of kids as an excuse, and lose yourselves in childhood imaginations as you read aloud the stories that have captivated several generations of young readers with the antics of our furry, albiet elusively human, friends.


Disclaimers: As I said, it has been over a decade since I actually read one of Burgess' books, As such, there may be a specific example that's a little off in this review or something that I would have noticed as an adult that my childhood memories are missing.
Also, all of these books say I read them in, While I'm certain I read several of them that year, I'm sure I read some before and after that date as well, While this is clearly a book designed to be read to children, I was blown away by all the simple but powerful life lessons wrapped into the plot of our hero: an old, stubborn frog.
Part of our HOD curriculum Im reading with myyo, Probably my personal favorite of the Burgess stories weve read yet! A cute book with some relevant lessons that were even good reminders for the adults in the room :amp/hearts.
A lighthearted read, good and funny, It was rather enjoyable to see Grandfather Frog as other than the Oracle of the Smiling Pool, There are a few mentions of Old Mother Nature,

A Favourite Quote: “The truth is, Grandfather Frog was more afraid of being laughed at than he was of the dangers around him, which shows just how foolish wise people can be sometimes.
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A Favourite Humorous Quote: “Grandfather Frog almost choked again, he was so angry, You see old Mr. Toad's remarks were very personal, and nobody likes personal remarks when they are unpleasant, especially if they happen to be true, ” .