The Adventures of Grandfather Frog

Children will love hearing, and reading, about Grandfather Frog and his adventures in the Smiling Pool and the Green Meadow as he tricks Longlegs the Heron into standing on one leg all morning, why he decides to leave the Smiling Pool and explore the great world, how he escapes when Farmer Brown s boy catches him and decides to have him for dinner, how Danny Meadow Mouse helps him, and how Farmer Brown s cat Black Pussy both rescues him and catches him * * * * Young readers travel to the timeless world of the Green Forest and Smiling Pool. Gentle lessons about nature, the environment, and the lesser folk of fur and feathers for today s young readers and listeners. * * * * Originally published in 1915, The Adventures of Grandfather Frog is part of the rich heritage of children s nature books left to us by Thornton W. Burgess in his long running and much beloved series of children s nature books about the Green Meadow and the Green Forest. * * * * Children This book is the eighth in Thornton Burgess s Bed-Time Storybook series. Any imaginative child will be captivated by this book. The chapters are short, with simple language that children will identify with, and is printed in easy-to-read 14-point type. Read aloud to pre-readers, or read by children themselves, this book will surely be a family favorite in no time. This edition includes the original four Harrison Cady illustrations. The Adventures of Grandfather Frog is included with The Adventures of Mr. Mocker, The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat, and The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse in Flying Chipmunk Publishing s Thornton Burgess Bed-Time Storybooks, Volume 2 (ISBN 978-1-60459-976-3) * * * * Check out the other Thornton Burgess books published by Flying Chipmunk Publishing at www.FlyingChipmunkPublishing.com. (And download the FREE 20 page Mother West Wind/Peter Rabbit Coloring Book available there )

Originally published in 1915, The Adventures of Grandfather Frog is part of the rich heritage of children's nature books left to us by Thornton W. Burgess in his long running - and much beloved - series of children's nature books about the Green Meadow and the Green Forest. * * * * Children will love hearing, and reading, about Grandfather Frog and his adventures in the Smiling Pool and the Green Meadow as he tricks Longlegs the Heron into standing on one leg all morning, why he decides to leave the Smiling Pool and explore the great world, how he escapes when Farmer Brown's boy catches him and decides to have him for dinner, how Danny Meadow Mouse helps him, and how Farmer Brown's cat Black Pussy both rescues him and catches him * * * * Young readers travel to the timeless world of the Green Forest and Smiling Pool. Gentle lessons about nature, the environment, and the lesser folk of fur and feathers for today's young readers and listeners. * * * * This book is the eighth in Thornton Burgess's Bed-Time Storybook series and is also included with The Adventures of Mr. Mocker, The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat, and The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse in Flying Chipmunk Publishing's Thornton Burgess' Bed-Time Storybooks, Volume 2 * * * * Check out the other Thornton Burgess books published by Flying Chipmunk Publishing