The Adventures Of Old Mr Toad By Thornton Burgess Fiction Animals Fantasy Magic

Thornton Burgess, master of children's nature stories, charms and delights us yet again with his countryside adventures.

Jimmy Skunk, Peter Rabbit, and other woodland creatures secretly trail Old Mr. Toad as he makes his way to a very important engagement. Gentle lessons about nature and the environment.

Old Mr. Toad was a slow moving creature who lived in the Green Forest. But one day he was moving along at a rather fast speed. All of the other animals could not help but wonder where he was going in such a hurry. And the adventure begins as they follow Old Mr. Toad. A wonderful bedtime story by Thornton Burgess and illustrated by Harrison Cady from the Vintage Series of R.F. Gilmor. Presented to a new generation of young readers for little hands to love and to hold.

Old Mr. Toad was acting strangely, and his behavior puzzled all the creatures of the Green Meadow. You see, he was in a hurry, and Old Mr. Toad NEVER hurried unless he was in danger. Where on earth could he be off to? To find out, Jimmy Skunk, Peter Cottontail, Unc' Billy Possum, and some other animals of the Green Forest secretly follow the old gentleman through the fields and woods as he makes his way to a very important engagement. Young readers will enjoy discovering Old Mr. Toad's destination in this delightful tale by master storyteller, Thornton W. Burgess. Set in the timeless fictional locale of the Green Forest and the Smiling Pool, this book transports today's youngsters to the same world of gentle breezes and lovable creatures that has delighted generations of children before then.